Churchyard Wall & Gateways at Priory Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Monmouthshire local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 1 April 1974. Churchyard wall, gateways.

Churchyard Wall & Gateways at Priory Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
odd-sill-poplar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Monmouthshire
Constituency
Monmouthshire MP: Catherine Fookes (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
1 April 1974
Type
Churchyard wall, gateways
Address
Churchyard Wall & Gateways at Priory Church of St Mary, Usk
OS grid reference
SO 378 008
Coordinates
51.70252, -2.90097
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The churchyard wall and gateways at the Priory Church of St Mary are constructed from rubble stone and vary in height, being taller on the north side and featuring some brick coping. The eastern section of the wall is low and topped with railings, while on the west side, a gap has been made to accommodate a granite War Memorial. At the southeast, the wall extends from the northeast corner of the Priory to the eastern gate. There are two impressive sets of gatepiers at the west and east ends of the churchyard, consisting of tall rusticated square piers made of tooled stone, complete with a cornice and plinth. The entrances feature tall cast iron double gates adorned with spear finials, along with separate pedestrian gates and flanking sections of railing.

Inside the enclosed churchyard, there are several notable early 19th-century chest tombs, iron railings surrounding some monuments, well-engraved headstones, a weathered medieval effigy, and a medieval cross base. Additionally, outside the west door, there is a modern stone commemorating Saint David Lewis, who was born in 1616 at Abergavenny and martyred at Usk in 1679, to whom the Usk Roman Catholic church is dedicated.

Local climate

Churchyard Wall & Gateways at Priory Church of St Mary receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% 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 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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