Walls and Gate Piers to Front of Manor House is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 January 1988. Wall and gate pier.

Walls and Gate Piers to Front of Manor House

WRENN ID
last-foundation-autumn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Melksham and Devizes MP: Brian Mathew (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 January 1988
Type
Wall and gate pier
Address
Walls and Gate Piers to Front of Manor House, High Street, Semington, BA14 6JR
OS grid reference
ST 898 606
Coordinates
51.34521, -2.14764
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The front walls and gate piers of the Manor House date from the late 17th century, while the gates were added in the 19th century. The walls are constructed of rubble stone and feature weathered stone coping. The gate piers are chamfered and rusticated, topped with a moulded cornice and large ball finials. The entrance is completed with attached cast-iron double gates that have spearhead designs.

Local climate

Walls and Gate Piers to Front of Manor House receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 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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