Gatepiers to North of Church of St Oswald is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 December 1967. Gate pier.

Gatepiers to North of Church of St Oswald

WRENN ID
odd-chamber-moss
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 December 1967
Type
Gate pier
Address
Gatepiers to North of Church of St Oswald, Kirkoswald
OS grid reference
NY 554 410
Coordinates
54.76229, -2.69315
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gate piers located beside the entrance to the Church of St Oswald are likely from the late 17th century, similar to the gate piers at The College opposite. They were moved to their current location around 1848. The piers are made of red sandstone ashlar and feature two squared columns with moulded panels and supporting scrolled side brackets. They also have a moulded cornice topped with shaped capping stones.

Local climate

Gatepiers to North of Church of St Oswald sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,130 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 60 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 37 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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