Stone on Thames Towpath at Long Bridges, Kennington Backwater is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 June 1972. Boundary stone.

Stone on Thames Towpath at Long Bridges, Kennington Backwater

WRENN ID
tall-attic-linden
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford East MP: Anneliese Dodds (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 June 1972
Type
Boundary stone
OS grid reference
SP 522 046
Coordinates
51.73807, -1.24416
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The inscribed stone located on the Thames Towpath at Long Bridges in Kennington Backwater dates from around the 18th century. This pillar stone stands approximately three feet tall and is inscribed with the words 'Here end the L - of the City of Oxford'. It marks the historical boundary of the City of Oxford, which was established before 1881.

Local climate

Stone on Thames Towpath at Long Bridges, Kennington Backwater sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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