Spring and Washing Place at Ngr St 6853 2690 is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1985. Spring and washing place.

Spring and Washing Place at Ngr St 6853 2690

WRENN ID
crumbling-latch-sparrow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 January 1985
Type
Spring and washing place
Address
Spring and Washing Place at Ngr St 6853 2690, Holton
OS grid reference
ST 685 268
Coordinates
51.04055, -2.45025
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Spring and Washing Place, dating from the 19th century, is constructed from local stone rubble and encloses an area of about 1 metre square. It features steps leading down to a pool, which is fed by a spout. The back panel is arched and includes a tablet with the inscription, "Praise the Lord O my soul, and forget not all His benefits."

Local climate

Spring and Washing Place at Ngr St 6853 2690 receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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