Churchyard Gate Piers, Gates and Overthrow North of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1991. Churchyard gate piers, gates, overthrow.

Churchyard Gate Piers, Gates and Overthrow North of Church of St James

WRENN ID
fallow-storey-pine
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Hams
Constituency
South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 March 1991
Type
Churchyard gate piers, gates, overthrow
Address
Churchyard Gate Piers, Gates and Overthrow North of Church of St James, Slapton
OS grid reference
SX 821 450
Coordinates
50.29341, -3.65621
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The churchyard gate piers, gates, and overthrow located north of the Church of St James in Slapton date from the early 19th century for the piers and from the late 19th or early 20th century for the gates and overthrow. The structure features a pair of square dressed slate piers with chamfered slate plinths and caps. The ornate cast iron gates are decorated with cusping and cresting. Above, a plain wrought-iron overthrow supports a lamp topped with a moulded finial.

Local climate

Churchyard Gate Piers, Gates and Overthrow North of Church of St James receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 3 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows 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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