Well Head at Sk 3878 2546 is a Grade II listed building in the South Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1987. Well head.
Well Head at Sk 3878 2546
- WRENN ID
- little-buttress-storm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Derbyshire
- Constituency
- South Derbyshire MP: Samantha Niblett (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 March 1987
- Type
- Well head
- Address
- Well Head at Sk 3878 2546, Station Road, Melbourne
- OS grid reference
- SK 387 254
- Coordinates
- 52.82529, -1.42586
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The well head, located on the south side of Station Road in the parish of Melbourne, dates from the 17th century and has been restored in the 20th century. It is constructed of stone and features a sunken design with short walls on three sides. The well head is capped by a large triangular-shaped coping stone that serves as a roof. The south side is open and has moulded edges, along with a stone trough at the base.
Local climate
Well Head at Sk 3878 2546 sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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- Sale history — 6 transactions since 1996
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