Churchyard Wall, Gate and Gate Piers in Front of Church of St Kentigern is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 August 1985. Wall, gate.

Churchyard Wall, Gate and Gate Piers in Front of Church of St Kentigern

WRENN ID
carved-baluster-woodpecker
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 August 1985
Type
Wall, gate
Address
Churchyard Wall, Gate and Gate Piers in Front of Church of St Kentigern, King Street, Aspatria
OS grid reference
NY 147 418
Coordinates
54.76444, -3.32696
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The churchyard wall, gate, and gate piers in front of the Church of St Kentigern were built in the mid-19th century, with the gates dating from 1933. The wall is made of dressed red sandstone and features chamfered coping along the top. There are square piers at either end of the wall. The wooden gates are designed with paneling and include carvings of oak leaves and vines.

Local climate

Churchyard Wall, Gate and Gate Piers in Front of Church of St Kentigern sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,250 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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