Ha-Ha to South of Old Thornville is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. Ha-ha.

Ha-Ha to South of Old Thornville

WRENN ID
slow-slate-scarlet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Wetherby and Easingwold MP: Sir Alec Shelbrooke (Con)
Country
England
Type
Ha-ha
Address
Ha-Ha to South of Old Thornville, Planetree Lane
OS grid reference
SE 456 546
Coordinates
53.986, -1.30558
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The ha-ha located to the south of Old Thornville is an 18th-century garden feature. It is rendered and stands approximately 1.5 metres high. The structure incorporates stone blocks built into its face to create steps near the southernmost point. A projecting coping band runs along the top of the ha-ha.

Local climate

Ha-Ha to South of Old Thornville receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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