Well to West of Forge Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Derbyshire Dales local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 October 1983. Well.
Well to West of Forge Cottage
- WRENN ID
- odd-arch-clover
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Derbyshire Dales
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales MP: John Whitby (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 October 1983
- Type
- Well
- Address
- Well to West of Forge Cottage, Main Street, Hopton
- OS grid reference
- SK 258 532
- Coordinates
- 53.07577, -1.61524
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a well located to the west of Forge Cottage, dating from the early 19th century. It is constructed from limestone rubble with rock-faced limestone dressings. The well features rusticated piers with rectangular imposts that support a semi-circular arch, which has a projecting keystone. Behind the arch, there is a semi-circular niche made of stone. The well stands approximately 6 feet high and is included in the listing for its group value only.
Local climate
Well to West of Forge Cottage receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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