Water Trough is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 June 1978. Fountain.

Water Trough

WRENN ID
vacant-chimney-stoat
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 June 1978
Type
Fountain
Address
Water Trough, Minster Street, Wilton
OS grid reference
SU 100 313
Coordinates
51.08112, -1.85737
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The water trough, dated 1901, is a very wide circular stone structure with a moulded design and a base for holding water. It features a central barley sugar column topped with a Corinthian capital. The trough has a lion's head water spout that now faces north. Inscribed on the outer rim is a dedication: "This fountain is given by Gertrude Countess of Pembroke in memory of happy days in Wilton trusting that it will be a comfort to all passers by and thirsty animals A.D. 1901."

Local climate

Water Trough receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% 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 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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