Salters Well is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 February 1986. A C18 Well.

Salters Well

WRENN ID
inner-gallery-sunrise
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 February 1986
Type
Well
Address
Salters Well, Road Street, Tarporley
OS grid reference
SJ 551 630
Coordinates
53.16279, -2.67176
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Salters Well is an 18th-century well located in Tarporley. It is constructed from red sandstone and header-bond brick. The well features a semicircular stone retaining wall approximately 3 feet high, which is positioned in front of a stone pavement. There is a central well opening that has a chamfered sill and a cambered head. The interior of the well is lined with brick and has a three-quarter circular shape.

Local climate

Salters Well 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 lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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