Garden Ha Ha, Balustrades and Piers to North Lawn, Faringdon House is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1952. Garden structure.

Garden Ha Ha, Balustrades and Piers to North Lawn, Faringdon House

WRENN ID
ghost-lancet-pearl
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Vale of White Horse
Constituency
Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 November 1952
Type
Garden structure
Address
Garden Ha Ha, Balustrades and Piers to North Lawn, Faringdon House, Radcot Road, Great Faringdon
OS grid reference
SU 287 959
Coordinates
51.66162, -1.58523
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The garden ha-ha, balustrades, and piers to the north lawn of Faringdon House date from the later 18th century. This ornamental lawn is enclosed by a ha-ha, featuring sections of stone balustrading at the north-west and north-east corners. Along the northern edge, there are four panelled piers, each topped with an urn. Additionally, there are two small panelled gate piers located at the east and west ends of the southern side.

Local climate

Garden Ha Ha, Balustrades and Piers to North Lawn, Faringdon House receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer 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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