Gatepiers to Orchard South West of Court Close Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1985. Gatepiers.

Gatepiers to Orchard South West of Court Close Farmhouse

WRENN ID
graven-chimney-lichen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 December 1985
Type
Gatepiers
Address
Gatepiers to Orchard South West of Court Close Farmhouse, North Wraxall Village
OS grid reference
ST 818 750
Coordinates
51.47377, -2.26319
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gatepiers, dating from the early to mid 18th century, are located south west of Court Close Farmhouse in North Wraxall. They consist of two closely set ashlar piers that feature cornices and ball finials. Each pier has a raised gate-stop on the inside edge, which is terminated with a scroll design.

Local climate

Gatepiers to Orchard South West of Court Close Farmhouse receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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