Wall Enclosing Layton House on North Side is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 October 1973. Wall.

Wall Enclosing Layton House on North Side

WRENN ID
rooted-transept-twilight
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 October 1973
Type
Wall
Address
Wall Enclosing Layton House on North Side, Layton Lane, Shaftesbury
OS grid reference
ST 863 228
Coordinates
51.00454, -2.1963
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The wall enclosing Layton House on the north side, dating from 1615, is constructed of stone rubble and features stone coping. It stands approximately 6 to 7 feet high. Flanking the door set into the wall are ashlar gate piers with plinths and capping.

Local climate

Wall Enclosing Layton House on North Side receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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