Walling, Gatepiers And Gates To South-West Side Of Churchyard, Church Of St Mary The Virgin

The walling, gate piers, and gates on the south-west side of the churchyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin date from the mid to late 19th century and incorporate earlier remains. The rubble wall is approximately 2 meters high and extends 37 meters along the east side of Church Street, featuring a dressed coping. At the center of the wall, opposite the west door of the church, there is a gateway with dressed stone piers that have bold fluting and low domed caps, along with paired elaborate wrought-iron gates topped with spear capping. There is an additional section of wall, about one and a half meters high, extending 20 meters to the east along the south side of the churchyard. Each end of this section has a pair of gate piers; the western piers are made of dressed stone and incorporate some foiled tracery, with flat copings, while the gateway in this section is blocked by a stone slab. The eastern end has further similar piers and a pair of elaborate wrought-iron gates with spear capping.