Roman Wall is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 May 1975. Wall.

Roman Wall

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 May 1975
Type
Wall
Address
Roman Wall, West Walks, Dorchester
OS grid reference
SY 689 906
Coordinates
50.71448, -2.44125
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Roman Wall is the only remaining fragment of the town's Roman Walls, located near the corner of Princes Street. It was presented to the Mayor and Corporation of Dorchester by Lucia Catherine Stone in 1886.

Local climate

Roman Wall receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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  9. 42, High West Street Grade II* 71 m
  10. 4 and 5, West Walks Grade II 72 m