Obelisk Approximately 400 Metres South East of Wroxton College is a Grade II* listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 February 1988. Monument.
Obelisk Approximately 400 Metres South East of Wroxton College
- WRENN ID
- shifting-pier-snow
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 February 1988
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SP 419 412
- Coordinates
- 52.06825, -1.38926
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The obelisk, located approximately 400 meters southeast of Wroxton College, dates from around 1750 and is likely designed by Sanderson Miller as part of the landscaping for the Wroxton Abbey Estate. This tall, slender obelisk is made of ironstone and stands on a square base. It features an inscription that commemorates the visit of Frederick, Prince of Wales, to the Banbury races in 1739.
Local climate
Obelisk Approximately 400 Metres South East of Wroxton College receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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