St Helen's Well to South of St Helen's Almshouses is a Grade II listed building in the Yorkshire Dales National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 February 1968. Well. 2 related planning applications.

St Helen's Well to South of St Helen's Almshouses

WRENN ID
blind-glass-equinox
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Yorkshire Dales National Park
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 February 1968
Type
Well
Address
St Helen's Well to South of St Helen's Almshouses, Great Asby, Westmorland and Furness, CA16 6EY
OS grid reference
NY 681 132
Coordinates
54.51384, -2.49307
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

St Helen's Well is located to the south of St Helen's Almshouses in Great Asby. The well is situated within a low rectangular enclosure, which likely underwent alterations in the late 19th century. Early 19th century accounts mention stone benches that lined the walls, but these are no longer present. From the roadway, steps lead down to a wrought-iron gate in the center of the north wall, which is flanked by walls that extend to the east and west. The structure is built of slobbered rubble with sandstone coping, topped by weathered limestone flags. Inside, a narrow path runs alongside the wall. Water rises from a large rectangular opening and flows into the beck over the steps at the front, with a small secondary outflow located under the east wall.

Local climate

St Helen's Well to South of St Helen's Almshouses sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,270 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 57 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 35 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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