Forecourt Wall and Gate to Town Head Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 April 1984. Forecourt wall.

Forecourt Wall and Gate to Town Head Farmhouse

WRENN ID
veiled-truss-oak
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 April 1984
Type
Forecourt wall
Address
Forecourt Wall and Gate to Town Head Farmhouse, Newbiggin
OS grid reference
NY 628 283
Coordinates
54.64891, -2.57675
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The forecourt wall and gate to Town Head Farmhouse is a low wall made of coursed, squared rubble, topped with triangular coping. It features a plain wrought-iron central gate. This structure is included for its group value.

Local climate

Forecourt Wall and Gate to Town Head Farmhouse sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,230 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 35 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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