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Gates and Gate Piers and Churchyard Wall Enclosing Church of St Mary

A Grade II Listed Building in Preston on Stour, Warwickshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.1476 / 52°8'51"N

Longitude: -1.7042 / 1°42'15"W

OS Eastings: 420336

OS Northings: 249962

OS Grid: SP203499

Mapcode National: GBR 4MD.7ZC

Mapcode Global: VHBY6.D9X0

Plus Code: 9C4W47XW+28

Entry Name: Gates and Gate Piers and Churchyard Wall Enclosing Church of St Mary

Listing Date: 5 April 1967

Last Amended: 27 April 2000

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1382640

English Heritage Legacy ID: 483024

ID on this website: 101382640

Location: Preston on Stour, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37

County: Warwickshire

District: Stratford-on-Avon

Civil Parish: Preston on Stour

Traditional County: Gloucestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Warwickshire

Church of England Parish: Atherstone St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Coventry

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Description



PRESTON ON STOUR

SP2049 Gates, gate piers, and churchyard
1912-1/12/132 wall enclosing Church of St Mary
05/04/67
(Formerly Listed as:
PRESTON ON STOUR
Gateway to Churchyard of St Mary on
North)
(Formerly Listed as:
PRESTON ON STOUR
Gateway to Churchyard of St Mary on
West)

GV II

Gates and gate piers to west and north-west of church, with
attached wall enclosing the churchyard. c1750 with some early
C19 rebuilding. Gates probably by Nicholas Parris. Ashlar and
brick laid to Sussex bond, the C19 brick laid to Flemish bond;
wrought-iron gates etc. Each gate has rusticated piers with
moulded plinths, cornice and ball finials, gates of enriched
wrought-iron with similar side panels and overthrow.
Wall to north-east is C18 with roll moulding to chamfered
ashlar coping, some C19 repair.
Wall to south-east has extensive C19 repairs beneath original
coping, and several small buttresses; C19 west end. Wall to
west and north-west is completely C19, with plainer chamfered
coping.
(Bloom JH: A History of Preston-upon-Stour in the county of
Gloucestershire: 1896-: 98; Victoria County Histories:
Victoria History of the County of Gloucestershire: 1968-: 89).

Listing NGR: SP2033549961

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