Pump to East of Chestnuts is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. Pump.

Pump to East of Chestnuts

WRENN ID
rooted-wicket-nightshade
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Uttlesford
Constituency
North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
Country
England
Type
Pump
Address
Pump to East of Chestnuts, Dunmow Road, Takeley
OS grid reference
TL 557 212
Coordinates
51.86843, 0.26111
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The pump located to the east of Chestnuts on Dunmow Road in Takeley is a 19th-century cast iron structure. It features a handle and a decorative finial, making it a notable example of its type.

Local climate

Pump to East of Chestnuts sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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