Water Basin Approximately 90 Metres to West of Church of Holy Trinity is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 July 1987. Water basin.

Water Basin Approximately 90 Metres to West of Church of Holy Trinity

WRENN ID
standing-plinth-evening
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 July 1987
Type
Water basin
OS grid reference
SD 317 860
Coordinates
54.26573, -3.04943
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

This is a water basin located approximately 90 meters to the west of the Church of Holy Trinity. The date of the basin is uncertain, but it is likely from the 16th century or earlier. It is constructed from stone rubble and features a round retaining wall with an inlet on the south side. The basin is partially filled with earth and grass. There is a tradition that suggests it may have originally been a holy well, possibly used for baptisms.

Local climate

Water Basin Approximately 90 Metres to West of Church of Holy Trinity sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,570 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • No related consent applications matched
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

See all similar buildings →

this building   1 similar   nearby listed buildings

Nearby listed buildings

  1. Mounting Block to North of Churchyard Wall of Church of Holy Trinity Grade II 91 m
  2. Church of Holy Trinity Grade II 103 m
  3. Old Hall Farmhouse and Cottage Grade II 949 m
  4. Steenkot the Old Cottage Grade II 1.1 km
  5. Glen View Old Smithy Grade II 1.2 km
  6. Green Bank and Attached Outbuilding Grade II 1.2 km
  7. Former Smithy Grade II 1.2 km
  8. Low Longmire Farm and Five Associated Agricultural Buildings Grade II 1.5 km
  9. Tottlebank Baptist Chapel Grade II 1.6 km
  10. Farmer's Arms Public House Grade II 1.9 km