Gatepier Approximately 20 Metres South of the Dower House is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 June 1988. Gatepier.

Gatepier Approximately 20 Metres South of the Dower House

WRENN ID
hollow-lime-ebony
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Oxfordshire
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 June 1988
Type
Gatepier
OS grid reference
SP 480 240
Coordinates
51.91307, -1.30296
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This gatepier, located approximately 20 meters south of The Dower House in Rousham Village, dates from the mid-18th century. It is constructed from limestone ashlar and features a moulded plinth and cornice, topped with a ball finial.

Local climate

Gatepier Approximately 20 Metres South of the Dower House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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