Higherford Mill Chimney is a Grade II listed building in the Pendle local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1985. Chimney.
Higherford Mill Chimney
- WRENN ID
- dusted-string-mint
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Pendle
- Constituency
- Pendle and Clitheroe MP: Jonathan Hinder (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 June 1985
- Type
- Chimney
- Address
- Higherford Mill Chimney, Barrowford
- OS grid reference
- SD 861 400
- Coordinates
- 53.85658, -2.21211
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Higherford Mill Chimney is a chimney built in 1832, constructed from coursed ashlar. It features a tall square flue and is a detached chimney serving the engine of Higherford spinning mill, which was formerly known as Grimslow's Mill. This chimney is a notable local landmark.
Local climate
Higherford Mill Chimney sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,270 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 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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