Horse Trough Immediately South of South Wall of Upper House Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 November 1984. Horse trough.

Horse Trough Immediately South of South Wall of Upper House Farmhouse

WRENN ID
final-turret-spindle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 November 1984
Type
Horse trough
Address
Horse Trough Immediately South of South Wall of Upper House Farmhouse, Bacton
OS grid reference
SO 361 318
Coordinates
51.98161, -2.93067
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a horse trough located immediately south of the south wall of Upper House Farmhouse. It dates from the mid-19th century and is made of plain cast iron, measuring about 10 feet long. The trough features a central inscription in raised lettering that reads, "Hampton & Bromley Abergavenny." It is an unusual survivor from the era when horses were commonly used in farming. The trough has group value with the nearby barn.

Local climate

Horse Trough Immediately South of South Wall of Upper House Farmhouse receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% 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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