Butter Well Opposite Robins Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1990. Well.
Butter Well Opposite Robins Cottage
- WRENN ID
- former-balcony-mallow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Hams
- Constituency
- South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 January 1990
- Type
- Well
- Address
- Butter Well Opposite Robins Cottage, Kingston
- OS grid reference
- SX 638 479
- Coordinates
- 50.31544, -3.91429
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Butter Well is a 19th-century structure located in Kingston Village Centre. It is built of rubble and features a small domed square enclosure that is partly below ground level. Adjacent to the street is a large round buttress, and there is a small curb wall leading to a 20th-century driveway. Stone steps descend to an opening that has a wooden slatted gate, leading into a limewashed interior. Inside, there is a square sunken well containing fresh water and a single slate shelf. This type of well is sometimes found within buildings in the area, and this particular example appears to have been retained for the general use of local villagers. Along with the nearby donkey stable, this well serves as an interesting reminder of the village's earlier life.
Local climate
Butter Well Opposite Robins Cottage receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 88% 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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