Remains of A Pound in the Grounds of Swinford Manor School is a Grade II listed building in the Ashford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1980. A C18 or earlier Historical site.

Remains of A Pound in the Grounds of Swinford Manor School

WRENN ID
dim-window-sepia
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ashford
Constituency
Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 October 1980
Type
Historical site
Address
Remains of A Pound in the Grounds of Swinford Manor School, Hothfield
OS grid reference
TQ 974 436
Coordinates
51.15841, 0.82262
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The remains of a pound are located in the grounds of Swinford Manor School, situated in the front garden to the south-west of the school and south of the garage. This structure dates from the 18th century or earlier and consists of three sides of a small rectangle made from ragstone rubble, featuring red brick long and short quoins. The walls stand about 6 feet high, although the north wall is missing.

Local climate

Remains of A Pound in the Grounds of Swinford Manor School sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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