Althorp, Planting Stone at Sp 6815 6464 is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 November 1984. Planting stone.

Althorp, Planting Stone at Sp 6815 6464

WRENN ID
gilded-gable-plover
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 681 646
Coordinates
52.2757, -1.00256
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The planting stone at Althorp, dating from around 1917, is made of limestone ashlar. It is a rectangular block topped with a moulded head. The stone features an inscription that reads, "This avenue was planted by Charles Robert Earl Spencer K.G. in the year of Our Lord 1917." The stone is surrounded by railings that have spikes.

Local climate

Althorp, Planting Stone at Sp 6815 6464 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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