Conduit Head is a Grade II listed building in the Peak District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 July 1967. Fountain.

Conduit Head

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Peak District National Park
Constituency
Derbyshire Dales MP: John Whitby (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 July 1967
Type
Fountain
Address
Conduit Head, Fountain Square, Youlgreave, Derbyshire Dales
OS grid reference
SK 210 642
Coordinates
53.17523, -1.68659
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Conduit Head, built in 1829, is a structure erected by the Youlgreave Friendly Society of Women. It is made of gritstone ashlar and features a circular design set on a large square stone plinth. The base is deep and has a moulding at the top, along with a moulded string course and cornice. On the south side, there is a stone plaque with a moulded edge and an inset oval that is inscribed with the date '1829'.

Local climate

Conduit Head sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 980 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% 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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