Althorp, Planting Stone at Sp 6813 6480 is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 November 1984. A C19 Planting stone.

Althorp, Planting Stone at Sp 6813 6480

WRENN ID
peeling-spire-jet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 November 1984
Type
Planting stone
OS grid reference
SP 681 647
Coordinates
52.27703, -1.00283
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This planting stone, located at Althorp, dates from around 1800 and is made of limestone ashlar. It features a triangular shaft with a hollowed east face, standing on a plinth topped with a pineapple finial. A metal plate on the stone bears the inscription: "Planted by George John Earl Spencer K.G. in the year of our Lord M.DCCC to replace a grove of Ash fallen to decay. Uno avulso non deficit alter." The stone is enclosed by railings with spikes.

Local climate

Althorp, Planting Stone at Sp 6813 6480 sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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