Coal Duty Boundary Post approximately 500 metres east of the road and 650 metres south of Rushett Farm, at the edge of Ashstead Wood is a Grade II listed building in the Kingston upon Thames local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 October 1983. A 1861 Boundary post.
Coal Duty Boundary Post approximately 500 metres east of the road and 650 metres south of Rushett Farm, at the edge of Ashstead Wood
- WRENN ID
- bitter-steeple-khaki
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Kingston upon Thames
- Constituency
- Kingston and Surbiton MP: Ed Davey (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 October 1983
- Type
- Boundary post
- Period
- 1861
- OS grid reference
- TQ 172 601
- Coordinates
- 51.32832, -0.31834
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a square cast iron Coal Duty Boundary Post, located approximately 500 metres east of the road and 650 metres south of Rushett Farm, at the edge of Ashtead Wood. It was erected under the London Coal and Wine Duties (Continuance) Act of 1861. The post is inscribed with "4 ' 25 VICT/CAP 42" and features the coat of arms of the City of London on its head. It was cast by Henry Grissell at the Regents Canal Ironworks, located on Eagle Wharf Road in Hoxton.
Local climate
Coal Duty Boundary Post approximately 500 metres east of the road and 650 metres south of Rushett Farm, at the edge of Ashstead Wood sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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