Penarth Feeder Weir is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 20 March 2012. Weir. 1 related planning application.

Penarth Feeder Weir

WRENN ID
dreaming-wicket-swift
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Powys
Constituency
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
20 March 2012
Type
Weir
Address
Penarth Feeder Weir, Llanllwchaiarn, Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn, SY16 3AN
OS grid reference
SO 139 926
Coordinates
52.52499, -3.26929
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Penarth Feeder Weir consists of two gradually curved shallow stone weirs that cross the River Severn. On the downstream side, to the west, there is a brick-built intake channel with sluices. Adjacent to the weir, there is also a salmon ladder. Further to the north, an overflow channel is present.

Local climate

Penarth Feeder Weir sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 47 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2022
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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