Remains of Wigmore Abbey is a Grade I listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1959. A Medieval Abbey. 1 related planning application.
Remains of Wigmore Abbey
- WRENN ID
- wild-gutter-heron
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 June 1959
- Type
- Abbey
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Remains of Wigmore Abbey, Adforton, SY7 0NB
- OS grid reference
- SO 410 713
- Coordinates
- 52.33668, -2.86635
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The remains of Wigmore Abbey are a significant historical site, now in ruins. The abbey dates from the late 12th century and 14th century and was founded by Hugh Mortimer for the Augustinian Canons of St Victor of Paris. The structure is built from coursed sandstone rubble and includes fragments of the nave and chancel, along with the gable wall of the south transept. The ruins are designated as a scheduled Ancient Monument, with County number 135.
Local climate
Remains of Wigmore Abbey receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2024
- 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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