Well and total immersion font in churchyard of Church of Saint Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Pembrokeshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 19 May 2004. Baptistery.

Well and total immersion font in churchyard of Church of Saint Mary

WRENN ID
broken-truss-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Pembrokeshire
Constituency
Mid and South Pembrokeshire MP: Henry Tufnell (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
19 May 2004
Type
Baptistery
Address
Well and total immersion font in churchyard of Church of Saint Mary, Burton, Milford Haven
OS grid reference
SM 985 056
Coordinates
51.71299, -4.91772
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The total immersion baptistery in the churchyard of the Church of Saint Mary is a rendered pool measuring approximately 2.6 meters by 1 meter and 1 meter deep. It features steps leading down on the east side, surrounded by a slate-paved area. The baptistery is enclosed by rubble stone walls, with additional steps at the south ends of the east and west walls. There is a low wall on the south side that has an opening at the west end, along with steps leading down and an outlet channel beneath.

Local climate

Well and total immersion font in churchyard of Church of Saint Mary sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,160 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 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 3 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 99% of listed buildings. Of these, 1 follows 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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