The Holywell is a Grade II listed building in the Calderdale local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 June 1983. Trough.

The Holywell

WRENN ID
forbidden-baluster-coral
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Calderdale
Constituency
Calder Valley MP: Josh Fenton-Glynn (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 June 1983
Type
Trough
Address
The Holywell, Station Road, Stainland and District
OS grid reference
SE 089 197
Coordinates
53.67424, -1.86575
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Holywell is a stone trough built in 1843 to commemorate an earlier well. It is set against a low wall made of rock-faced stone with heavy coping, which features the inscription 'HOLY WELL Improved 1843'. In front of the trough, there are two stone posts that once supported a pump.

Local climate

The Holywell sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 51 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 92% 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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