Town Walls from South End of Castle Walk House to Linney Gate is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1954. Walls.

Town Walls from South End of Castle Walk House to Linney Gate

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 April 1954
Type
Walls
Address
Town Walls from South End of Castle Walk House to Linney Gate, Ludlow
OS grid reference
SO 510 747
Coordinates
52.3685, -2.72086
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The town walls in Ludlow date from the 13th century and extend from a point near the Castle Walls, approximately 30 meters west of the gazebo in the grounds of Ludlow College, eastwards to the site of Linney Gate. Constructed from stone rubble on bedrock, with some brick superstructure, the walls rise to a height of approximately 5 to 10 meters and form the base of the gazebo.

Local climate

Town Walls from South End of Castle Walk House to Linney Gate receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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