Whipping Post is a Grade II listed building in the West Lindsey local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 July 1985. Whipping post. 1 related planning application.
Whipping Post
- WRENN ID
- peeling-banister-stoat
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Lindsey
- Constituency
- Gainsborough MP: Sir Edward Leigh (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 July 1985
- Type
- Whipping post
- Address
- Whipping Post, Church Lane, Stow, LN1 2DE
- OS grid reference
- SK 882 819
- Coordinates
- 53.32729, -0.67703
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Whipping Post, dating from 1789, is a historical structure made of wood and iron. It features a six-foot wooden post with hinged whipping irons attached to the north and south sides. Each iron has two wrist holds of different sizes and a lower clasp to secure the wrists in place. The left-hand iron is inscribed with "1789 W.H." This post is included in the register for its group value only.
Local climate
Whipping Post sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 86% 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 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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