Well House and Treadmill to North of Berden Priory is a Grade II* listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 February 1967. A C17 Well house.

Well House and Treadmill to North of Berden Priory

WRENN ID
over-tallow-tide
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Uttlesford
Constituency
North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 February 1967
Type
Well house
OS grid reference
TL 462 302
Coordinates
51.9516, 0.12631
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The well house and treadmill located to the north of Berden Priory is a building likely dating from the 17th century. It is constructed from timber framing and is covered with weatherboarding and a tiled roof. Inside, it contains a well that is approximately 120 feet deep and features a vertical donkey wheel, which remains in perfect working order.

Local climate

Well House and Treadmill to North of Berden Priory 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 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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