Fountain, Approximately 50 Metres South of Ramsey Abbey is a Grade II* listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1983. Fountain.
Fountain, Approximately 50 Metres South of Ramsey Abbey
- WRENN ID
- leaning-porch-acorn
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire MP: Sam Carling (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 June 1983
- Type
- Fountain
- OS grid reference
- TL 292 849
- Coordinates
- 52.44758, -0.10032
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is an oval fountain located approximately 50 metres south of Ramsey Abbey. It features a moulded plinth and copings, which are divided by four shaped piers that have masks. The shaped panels of the fountain are decorated with Elizabethan strapwork.
Local climate
Fountain, Approximately 50 Metres South of Ramsey Abbey 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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