Wall Approximately 5 Metres North East of the Kings Manor is a Grade I listed building in the York local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1983. A C13 Wall.

Wall Approximately 5 Metres North East of the Kings Manor

WRENN ID
low-chamber-weasel
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
York
Constituency
York Central MP: Rachael Maskell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 June 1983
Type
Wall
Address
Wall Approximately 5 Metres North East of the Kings Manor, YO1 7EP
OS grid reference
SE 600 521
Coordinates
53.96238, -1.08603
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a fragment of a wall approximately 20 metres long, which is part of the precinct walls of St Mary's Abbey, located in Museum Gardens. The wall dates back to around 1266 and is constructed from magnesian limestone, featuring sloped coping made of stone flags. It stands approximately 2.3 metres high and includes remains of three buttresses with offsets on the outer side, facing the car park at No. 9 St Leonard's Place.

Local climate

Wall Approximately 5 Metres North East of the Kings Manor receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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