Pigsty to South West of Acorn Bank Mill is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 April 1984. Pigsty.

Pigsty to South West of Acorn Bank Mill

WRENN ID
second-oriel-wagtail
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
Pigsty
Address
Pigsty to South West of Acorn Bank Mill, Temple Sowerby, CA10 1SP
OS grid reference
NY 614 283
Coordinates
54.64869, -2.59958
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a pigsty located to the south-west of Acorn Bank Mill, likely built in the late 18th century. It is constructed from snecked rubble and features quoins. The roof is made of graduated slate with stone-flagged eaves. The building is a single storey with four stable doors and has a small window in each gable. The inner walls are not bonded into the outer walls. This pigsty is included in the listing for its group value as it is an integral part of the mill.

Local climate

Pigsty to South West of Acorn Bank Mill 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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