Butterwell Approximately 25 Metres North of Lower Bearscombe Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1993. A C18 Butterwell.

Butterwell Approximately 25 Metres North of Lower Bearscombe Farmhouse

WRENN ID
sharp-screen-tarn
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 750 539
Coordinates
50.37187, -3.7588
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Butterwell is a structure likely dating from the 18th century or early 19th century. It is built into a bank and features slate rubble jambs, a slate lintel, and slate shelves inside. The door is missing. Butterwell is situated on a spring, located across the farm track and yard to the northeast of Lower Bearscombe Farmhouse.

Local climate

Butterwell Approximately 25 Metres North of Lower Bearscombe Farmhouse 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 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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