Retaining Wall to North Walk Running from North West Corner of Mottisfont Abbey is a Grade II listed building in the Test Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 April 1986. Retaining wall.

Retaining Wall to North Walk Running from North West Corner of Mottisfont Abbey

WRENN ID
hidden-cloister-tide
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Test Valley
Constituency
Romsey and Southampton North MP: Caroline Nokes (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 April 1986
Type
Retaining wall
OS grid reference
SU 326 270
Coordinates
51.04148, -1.53529
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The retaining wall to the north walk at Mottisfont Abbey dates from the 18th century. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features lead urns. The wall is 1.5 meters high and extends 50 meters north from the steps leading from the sunken yew enclosure beside the northwest corner of the house. The wall has a stone coping and includes lead urns placed at 10-meter intervals. The urns at each end are open-topped with head handles, while the other urns resemble funeral urns.

Local climate

Retaining Wall to North Walk Running from North West Corner of Mottisfont Abbey receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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