Boundary Post Opposite Entrance to Ashton Gifford House is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 December 1987. Boundary post.

Boundary Post Opposite Entrance to Ashton Gifford House

WRENN ID
lesser-latch-spindle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
South West Wiltshire MP: Dr Andrew Murrison (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 December 1987
Type
Boundary post
Address
Boundary Post Opposite Entrance to Ashton Gifford House, Warminster Road, Codford
OS grid reference
ST 962 401
Coordinates
51.16045, -2.0552
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The boundary post opposite the entrance to Ashton Gifford House is a cast-iron post dating from around 1840. It has a T-shaped design with a low pedimented top and features raised lettering that reads "CODFORD ST PETER" across the top and "ASHTON GIFFORD T. CODFORD T." below. This post is part of a series of cast-iron boundary posts and mile posts located on turnpikes radiating from Warminster, created by the Warminster ironfounders Carson and Miller.

Local climate

Boundary Post Opposite Entrance to Ashton Gifford House receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% 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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