Garden Feature Approximately 120 Metres North West of Garden Front of Kirby is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1987. Garden feature.
Garden Feature Approximately 120 Metres North West of Garden Front of Kirby
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-spandrel-crimson
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire MP: Lee Barron (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 March 1987
- Type
- Garden feature
- OS grid reference
- SP 924 927
- Coordinates
- 52.52443, -0.63885
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This garden feature, located approximately 120 meters northwest of the garden front of Kirby Hall, is likely from the late 17th century. It consists of a square limestone ashlar socket with a short shaft. The feature is part of the Winchelsea estate and is under the guardianship of Historic England. Kirby Hall itself is designated as an ancient monument and is included for its group value. The garden of Kirby Hall is also listed in the Historic England County Register of Gardens at Grade II*.
Local climate
Garden Feature Approximately 120 Metres North West of Garden Front of Kirby sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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