Butterwell Approximatey 40 Metres South South West of Ashwell is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1993. Butterwell.
Butterwell Approximatey 40 Metres South South West of Ashwell
- WRENN ID
- calm-railing-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Hams
- Constituency
- South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 April 1993
- Type
- Butterwell
- OS grid reference
- SX 763 553
- Coordinates
- 50.38493, -3.74044
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Butterwell, located approximately 40 metres south-southwest of Ashwell, dates from the early 19th century. It is constructed of slate rubble and features a slate roof. The building is rectangular in shape with an open front and a monopitch roof made of large slates. The door is missing, and inside, there is a slate shaft. In front of the butterwell, there is a slate 'threshold'. The structure is gradually being pushed over by a large oak tree that is growing behind it.
Local climate
Butterwell Approximatey 40 Metres South South West of Ashwell receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 6 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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