Gatepiers and Flanking Walls to South Side of Churchyard to Church of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 May 1986. Gatepiers and walls.

Gatepiers and Flanking Walls to South Side of Churchyard to Church of St Peter

WRENN ID
young-pedestal-auburn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Devon
Constituency
North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 May 1986
Type
Gatepiers and walls
Address
Gatepiers and Flanking Walls to South Side of Churchyard to Church of St Peter, Westleigh
OS grid reference
SS 472 286
Coordinates
51.03657, -4.18002
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gatepiers and flanking walls on the south side of the churchyard for the Church of St Peter are notable features. The flanking walls are possibly from the late medieval period, while the gatepiers date back to the 18th century. The flanking walls are constructed from stone rubble and topped with weathered dressed coping stones. The gatepiers are made of brick, featuring a square section with moulded brick caps, which are further topped by smaller moulded ashlar caps.

Local climate

Gatepiers and Flanking Walls to South Side of Churchyard to Church of St Peter receives an average of 960 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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