Western of Pair of Gatepiers Approximately North West of Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1987. A Early Modern Gatepier.
Western of Pair of Gatepiers Approximately North West of Old Rectory
- WRENN ID
- south-portal-vale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 May 1987
- Type
- Gatepier
- Period
- Early Modern
- OS grid reference
- SP 371 310
- Coordinates
- 51.97677, -1.46024
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The western of a pair of gatepiers, located approximately 20 meters northwest of the Old Rectory, dates from the 18th century. It is constructed from marlstone ashlar and features a square shape with rusticated sides and a shallow pyramidal cap. This gatepier is part of a pair that marks the entrance to the Old Rectory and is included for its group value.
Local climate
Western of Pair of Gatepiers Approximately North West of Old Rectory receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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