Gate to South of Hill Top is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. Gate.

Gate to South of Hill Top

WRENN ID
tattered-cupola-moss
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Type
Gate
Address
Gate to South of Hill Top, B 5285, Claife, Westmorland and Furness
OS grid reference
SD 370 955
Coordinates
54.3516, -2.97052
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a gate, likely built in the early 20th century, for Beatrix Potter. It is made of wrought iron and features decorative ironwork. The gate is attached to dry stone walls, with a bee bole located in the wall to the west on the south side. It is situated opposite the entrance to Hill Top and is mentioned in 'The Tale of Jemima Puddleduck', published in 1908.

Local climate

Gate to South of Hill Top sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,530 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 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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