Butterwell and Trough Approximately 30 Metres South East of Creber Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1993. Butterwell.
Butterwell and Trough Approximately 30 Metres South East of Creber Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- mired-keep-spring
- 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 739 560
- Coordinates
- 50.39052, -3.77419
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Butterwell and trough, located approximately 30 metres southeast of Creber Farmhouse, date from the early to mid 19th century. Constructed from slate stone rubble, it is built into a field boundary bank where a spring flows. The structure features a rectangular opening with slate rubble jambs and a slate lintel roof that has slate shelves. Below the door, a slate outflow spout drains into a large granite trough positioned in front of the butterwell.
Local climate
Butterwell and Trough Approximately 30 Metres South East of Creber 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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