Maypole on Village Green is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1987. Maypole.
Maypole on Village Green
- WRENN ID
- nether-cellar-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 October 1987
- Type
- Maypole
- Address
- Maypole on Village Green, Ovington
- OS grid reference
- NZ 131 147
- Coordinates
- 54.52758, -1.79886
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Maypole on the village green in Ovington was erected in 1897 to commemorate Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. It is made of timber and features iron fittings. The pole stands approximately 15 meters high and includes minor fittings as well as a fox weather-vane. This structure is included in the listing for its historical interest.
Local climate
Maypole on Village Green receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 50 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 31 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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