North Boundary Wall to Churchyard, with Gates to North and North East of Church of St Peter and St Paul, and the War Memorial is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 February 1988. Boundary wall.
North Boundary Wall to Churchyard, with Gates to North and North East of Church of St Peter and St Paul, and the War Memorial
- WRENN ID
- pale-gallery-sparrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 February 1988
- Type
- Boundary wall
- Address
- North Boundary Wall to Churchyard, with Gates to North and North East of Church of St Peter and St Paul, and the War Memorial, West Street, South Petherton
- OS grid reference
- ST 432 168
- Coordinates
- 50.94856, -2.80969
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The north boundary wall to the churchyard, with gates to the north and north-east of the Church of St Peter and St Paul, and the war memorial, is likely from the 18th and early 19th centuries. It is constructed from ham stone, with sections of ashlar and coursed rubble. The wall varies in height between 1.5 and 2 metres and features flat, thin copings.
The north gateway, located opposite the north porch from the 18th century, has square ashlar piers that rise about 3 metres high and include plinths, cornice caps, steps, and necks topped with ball finials. The wrought-iron gates are from the 20th century. The north-east gateway is simpler, likely from the 19th century, with square ashlar piers that have bell-hip caps, and the gates are also 20th century to match the north gateway.
Towards the north-west end of the wall, there is a First World War memorial, which is accessed by eight steps and takes the form of a churchyard cross on an octagonal base with three steps.
Local climate
North Boundary Wall to Churchyard, with Gates to North and North East of Church of St Peter and St Paul, and the War Memorial receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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