Well House Approximately 30 Metres North East of East Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 May 1989. A Medieval Well house.
Well House Approximately 30 Metres North East of East Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- floating-niche-smoke
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cornwall
- Constituency
- North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 May 1989
- Type
- Well house
- Period
- Medieval
- OS grid reference
- SX 360 776
- Coordinates
- 50.57521, -4.31642
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This well house, located approximately 30 metres north-east of East Farmhouse, likely dates back to the 15th century and has undergone some later repairs. It is constructed from roughly coursed slate-stone on the gable ends, topped with stepped granite slabs for the roof. The entrance is situated on the west gable end, featuring two steps that lead down to a rectangular pool in front. Additionally, a granite cross has been added to each gable in the 20th century.
Local climate
Well House Approximately 30 Metres North East of East Farmhouse sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,030 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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