Maypole to South of the Fox is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. Maypole.

Maypole to South of the Fox

WRENN ID
former-finial-oak
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Type
Maypole
Address
Maypole to South of the Fox, B6259, Warcop
OS grid reference
NY 748 154
Coordinates
54.53379, -2.39024
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The maypole located to the south of The Fox is possibly of medieval origin and is set on a cross base. The base consists of sandstone blocks and features steps. At the top, there is a tall wooden pole that is topped with a decorative 20th-century weathervane.

Local climate

Maypole to South of the Fox 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 59 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 37 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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