Village Pump and Trough is a Grade II listed building in the York local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1987. Pump, trough.
Village Pump and Trough
- WRENN ID
- tattered-slate-auburn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- York
- Constituency
- York Outer MP: Mr Luke Charters (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 August 1987
- Type
- Pump, trough
- Address
- Village Pump and Trough, Main Street, Rufforth with Knapton
- OS grid reference
- SE 528 513
- Coordinates
- 53.95558, -1.19561
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Village Pump and Trough, located on the south-west side of Main Street in Rufforth, is a mid-19th century structure made of cast iron. The pump is octagonal in shape and stands approximately 1.5 metres tall. It features a base and relief decoration on the shaft that is based on a Greek key pattern. The pump has a curved outflow pipe at the front and a handle on the right side, along with a frieze that also has relief decoration. The original cap has been replaced with a wooden copy. The trough is rectangular with rounded ends and has a plain design with a massive rim.
Local climate
Village Pump and Trough receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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