Wall on South and West Side of Courtyard West of Ashton Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Lancaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 March 1985. Wall.

Wall on South and West Side of Courtyard West of Ashton Hall

WRENN ID
steep-flint-mint
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre MP: Cat Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 March 1985
Type
Wall
Address
Wall on South and West Side of Courtyard West of Ashton Hall, Thurnham
OS grid reference
SD 461 572
Coordinates
54.00862, -2.82317
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The wall on the south and west side of the courtyard west of Ashton Hall dates from around 1600 and has been altered. It is constructed of sandstone rubble and features stepped triangular coping. This wall connects Ashton Hall with the Gatehouse. At the eastern end, where it adjoins Ashton Hall, the coping rises above a moulded door surround that has a segmental arch. The buildings located on the west side are not included in this listing.

Local climate

Wall on South and West Side of Courtyard West of Ashton Hall sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,370 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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