Precinct Wall Running Along the Eastern and Southern Side of Church Green, Along the Eastern and Southern Side of Abbey Green, and Along the Eastern Side of Hollow Lane is a Grade II* listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1983. Wall.
Precinct Wall Running Along the Eastern and Southern Side of Church Green, Along the Eastern and Southern Side of Abbey Green, and Along the Eastern Side of Hollow Lane
- WRENN ID
- under-cornice-barley
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire MP: Sam Carling (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 June 1983
- Type
- Wall
- Address
- Precinct Wall Running Along the Eastern and Southern Side of Church Green, Along the Eastern and Southern Side of Abbey Green, and Along the Eastern Side of Hollow Lane, Ramsey
- OS grid reference
- TL 290 850
- Coordinates
- 52.44843, -0.10238
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The precinct wall, dating back to the medieval period, is part of the former Abbey and runs along the eastern and southern sides of Church Green, the eastern and southern sides of Abbey Green, and the eastern side of Hollow Lane. It is constructed from coursed Barnack stone, with later upper courses made of rubble-stone and reused Barnack stone, some of which features moulding.
Local climate
Precinct Wall Running Along the Eastern and Southern Side of Church Green, Along the Eastern and Southern Side of Abbey Green, and Along the Eastern Side of Hollow Lane sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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