Gatepiers at Hilltop is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 June 1972. Gatepiers.

Gatepiers at Hilltop

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford East MP: Anneliese Dodds (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 June 1972
Type
Gatepiers
Address
Gatepiers at Hilltop, Headington Road
OS grid reference
SP 534 065
Coordinates
51.75514, -1.22773
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gatepiers at Hilltop, located on the south side of Headington Road, date from the late 18th century to the early 19th century. They are constructed of ashlar stone and feature moulded cornices topped with ball finials.

Local climate

Gatepiers at Hilltop 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 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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