Sir William Napier's Table, in Grounds of Freshford Manor, 30 Yards to South-East of House is a Grade II listed building in the Bath and North East Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 February 1956. Table.

Sir William Napier's Table, in Grounds of Freshford Manor, 30 Yards to South-East of House

WRENN ID
dusted-chapel-hemlock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bath and North East Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 February 1956
Type
Table
OS grid reference
ST 790 601
Coordinates
51.34001, -2.30234
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Sir William Napier's Table is a stone table located in the grounds of Freshford Manor, situated 30 yards southeast of the house. It is possibly from the late 18th century or early 19th century. The table features a large plain stone slab, measuring approximately 12 feet by 6 feet, supported by six stone baluster legs. It is noted that Sir William Napier, a soldier and military historian, wrote part of his "History of the Peninsular War" at this table.

Local climate

Sir William Napier's Table, in Grounds of Freshford Manor, 30 Yards to South-East of House receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% 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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