Ice House Approximately 60 Metres South East of Petton Church is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 April 1988. Ice house.

Ice House Approximately 60 Metres South East of Petton Church

WRENN ID
plain-vestry-owl
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
North Shropshire MP: Helen Morgan (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 April 1988
Type
Ice house
OS grid reference
SJ 440 262
Coordinates
52.83064, -2.8313
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The ice house, located approximately 60 meters southeast of Petton Church, is a disused structure likely dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century. It is built of red brick and is covered by an earth mound. The building features a short segmental-arched tunnel that leads to a partly infilled egg-shaped cavity. Nearby, to the northwest, there is a well-preserved motte, which is a Scheduled Ancient Monument.

Local climate

Ice House Approximately 60 Metres South East of Petton Church receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% 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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