Water Pump and Trough, 45 Metres East of Kirk Inn is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1986. Village feature.
Water Pump and Trough, 45 Metres East of Kirk Inn
- WRENN ID
- empty-bonework-soot
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 June 1986
- Type
- Village feature
- OS grid reference
- NY 995 220
- Coordinates
- 54.59386, -2.00802
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The water pump and trough, located 45 metres east of the Kirk Inn, date from the mid-19th century. The iron pump is housed in a wooden case with a sloping top and features a cylindrical front spout and an S-curved side handle. The trough is low and has a semicircular plan. This structure serves as a notable feature of the village.
Local climate
Water Pump and Trough, 45 Metres East of Kirk Inn sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 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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