Churchyard Wall and Gatepiers Approximately 40 Metres South and 5 Metres West of Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 March 1986. Churchyard wall and gatepiers.
Churchyard Wall and Gatepiers Approximately 40 Metres South and 5 Metres West of Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- silver-buttress-crimson
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden MP: Gen Kitchen (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 March 1986
- Type
- Churchyard wall and gatepiers
- OS grid reference
- SP 912 719
- Coordinates
- 52.33796, -0.66255
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The churchyard wall and gatepiers, located approximately 40 meters south and 5 meters west of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, are likely from the 18th century. The wall is made of squared coursed ironstone and features ashlar coping. There is a pair of square gatepiers with a wooden gate, along with an opening that includes linking steps leading to the Vicarage garden. Part of the structure serves as a retaining wall. This site is included for its group value.
Local climate
Churchyard Wall and Gatepiers Approximately 40 Metres South and 5 Metres West of Church of St Mary the Virgin sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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