Gate Piers to Manor Farm, and Mounting Block is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1988. Gate piers.
Gate Piers to Manor Farm, and Mounting Block
- WRENN ID
- winding-ember-yarrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 March 1988
- Type
- Gate piers
- Address
- Gate Piers to Manor Farm, and Mounting Block, High Street, Urchfont
- OS grid reference
- SU 040 572
- Coordinates
- 51.31418, -1.94314
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gate piers and mounting block located west of Manor Farmhouse date from the 18th century. They are constructed from ashlar limestone and feature chamfered corners, necking, and moulded caps. The piers are topped with pineapple stone finials. To the left, there is a monolithic limestone mounting block consisting of four steps.
Local climate
Gate Piers to Manor Farm, and Mounting Block receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% 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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