Canons Ashby House, Gates and Gatepiers to Green Court is a Grade II* listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 January 1968. A C18 House.

Canons Ashby House, Gates and Gatepiers to Green Court

WRENN ID
odd-portal-ivory
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 January 1968
Type
House
OS grid reference
SP 576 506
Coordinates
52.15154, -1.1585
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Canons Ashby House features gates and gatepiers leading to the Green Court, dating from the early 18th century. The structure is made of ironstone ashlar with limestone dressings. The gatepiers have moulded plinths and cornices, with panelled sides and thin moulded obelisks on octagonal feet, supported by pairs of stone scrolls at each corner. The original painted oak gates have barley sugar twist rails and 'Venetian window' arches on each leaf, featuring Tuscan columns and keyblocks that connect to a shaped top rail. The gates are fitted with H-hinges. The National Trust has recently restored the gates, incorporating much new timber. The gardens and park of Canons Ashby are included in the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission Register of Gardens at Grade II.

Local climate

Canons Ashby House, Gates and Gatepiers to Green Court receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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