Coal Tax Post at Ngr 14076221 (Opposite 5 Furlongs) is a Grade II listed building in the Elmbridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Tax post.

Coal Tax Post at Ngr 14076221 (Opposite 5 Furlongs)

WRENN ID
rusted-attic-magpie
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Elmbridge
Constituency
Runnymede and Weybridge MP: Dr Ben Spencer (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 November 1984
Type
Tax post
Address
Coal Tax Post at Ngr 14076221 (Opposite 5 Furlongs), Copsem Lane
OS grid reference
TQ 140 622
Coordinates
51.3476, -0.36329
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This coal tax post, located opposite "5 Furlongs" on Copsem Lane in Oxshott, dates from around 1861. It is made of metal and stands approximately 4½ feet high. The post features a four-legged plinth with a chamfered pier above, which has a moulded capital band and a pyramidal top. The front of the capital band displays the City of London Shield. The lettering on the pier reads "CAP VIC". This post served as a coal and wine tax marker, indicating the boundary where duty was payable, with the coal tax originating from the 1660s.

Local climate

Coal Tax Post at Ngr 14076221 (Opposite 5 Furlongs) 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 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% 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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