Walls to the Fairwater in the Churchyard to the West of the Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the Teignbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 April 1987. Walls.
Walls to the Fairwater in the Churchyard to the West of the Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- fallen-iron-sienna
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Teignbridge
- Constituency
- Newton Abbot MP: Martin Wrigley (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 April 1987
- Type
- Walls
- OS grid reference
- SX 871 728
- Coordinates
- 50.54478, -3.59439
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The walls to the Fairwater in the churchyard, located to the west of the Church of St Michael in Kingsteignton, are likely from the 19th century, although the leat, known as the Fairwater, has ancient origins. Constructed from local grey limestone rubble, the leat runs underground to the north and south but is open in the center, creating a picturesque feature in the churchyard. The watercourse may date back to medieval times and once powered three mills. In 1879, the Whitsuntide Ram Roast ceremony was still being held, believed to have originated from the annual cleaning of the Fairwater, as noted in White's Devonshire (1878-79).
Local climate
Walls to the Fairwater in the Churchyard to the West of the Church of St Michael receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 11 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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