Gate Piers and Quadrant Walls About 15 Metres West of the Vicarage, Together with Mounting Block 1 Metre South West of the South Pier is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 November 1986. Gate piers, walls, mounting block.

Gate Piers and Quadrant Walls About 15 Metres West of the Vicarage, Together with Mounting Block 1 Metre South West of the South Pier

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dartmoor National Park
Constituency
Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 November 1986
Type
Gate piers, walls, mounting block
OS grid reference
SX 717 767
Coordinates
50.57614, -3.81199
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This listing describes a pair of gate piers with adjacent quadrant walls located about 15 metres west of the Vicarage in Widecombe-in-the-Moor. These structures date from the early to mid 18th century and are made of granite ashlar. The gate piers are rusticated and feature flat moulded caps. Additionally, there is a worn granite mounting block situated 1 metre south-west of the southern gate pier.

Local climate

Gate Piers and Quadrant Walls About 15 Metres West of the Vicarage, Together with Mounting Block 1 Metre South West of the South Pier receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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