Boundary Wall of Highfield to the Road is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1976. Boundary wall.
Boundary Wall of Highfield to the Road
- WRENN ID
- lapsed-plinth-lake
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire MP: Dr Andrew Murrison (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1976
- Type
- Boundary wall
- Address
- Boundary Wall of Highfield to the Road, Hilperton Road, Trowbridge
- OS grid reference
- ST 868 586
- Coordinates
- 51.32711, -2.19017
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The boundary wall of Highfield, located along Hilperton Road, dates from around 1858. It stands approximately 4 feet high and is constructed of ashlar stone. The wall features a battered design with a roll moulding at the top. At the southwest end, the wall ramps up to accommodate gate piers, which consist of four decorative panelled piers topped with ball finials. These piers are connected by two quadrant walls.
Local climate
Boundary Wall of Highfield to the Road receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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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- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2014
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