Gatepiers, Hunting Gate is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 January 1976. Gate piers.

Gatepiers, Hunting Gate

WRENN ID
eastward-soffit-spring
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
Northampton South MP: Mike Reader (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 January 1976
Type
Gate piers
Address
Gatepiers, Hunting Gate, Abington Park, Northampton
OS grid reference
SP 781 618
Coordinates
52.24901, -0.85712
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gate piers at Hunting Gate date from around 1820 and are constructed from squared rubble. They feature slit openings, buttresses, and battlements, but do not have any gates.

Local climate

Gatepiers, Hunting Gate sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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