Ha-Ha 70m W of Avington House is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 August 1984. Landscape feature.

Ha-Ha 70m W of Avington House

WRENN ID
sleeping-casement-khaki
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Winchester MP: Dr Danny Chambers (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 August 1984
Type
Landscape feature
Address
Ha-Ha 70m W of Avington House, Itchen Valley, Winchester
OS grid reference
SU 531 323
Coordinates
51.08766, -1.242
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The ha-ha located 70 meters west of Avington House dates from around 1780. It features a brick wall that retains earth and runs parallel to the west front of the house. The wall extends north from 10 meters south of the stables, situated next to the original drive leading down towards the lake. The brick retaining wall stands 2 meters high, with a ditch in front of it.

Local climate

Ha-Ha 70m W of Avington House receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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