Churchyard Wall and Gates of St Mary's Priory Church is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 1978. Churchyard wall and gates.

Churchyard Wall and Gates of St Mary's Priory Church

WRENN ID
north-bronze-root
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Hams
Constituency
South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 March 1978
Type
Churchyard wall and gates
Address
Churchyard Wall and Gates of St Mary's Priory Church, High Street, Totnes, TQ9 5QQ
OS grid reference
SX 802 604
Coordinates
50.43199, -3.68786
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The churchyard wall and gates of St Mary's Priory Church date from the 19th century and are located on the north side of High Street. The main south and west sides feature red sandstone walls, while the older churchyard walls on the east and north sides are constructed from Devonian limestone rubble, topped with weathered granite coping. The west gate is marked by octagonal gate piers with crenellated caps. The east and north gateways have ashlar gate piers with pyramidal caps and cast iron gates.

Local climate

Churchyard Wall and Gates of St Mary's Priory Church receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 6 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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