Boundary wall S of Leighton Hall Tower is a Grade II listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 24 December 1982. Boundary wall.

Boundary wall S of Leighton Hall Tower

WRENN ID
gilded-loggia-flax
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Powys
Constituency
Montgomeryshire and Glyndwr MP: Steve Witherden (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
24 December 1982
Type
Boundary wall
Address
Boundary wall S of Leighton Hall Tower, Leighton Park, Forden, Forden with Leighton and Trelystan
OS grid reference
SJ 241 045
Coordinates
52.63297, -3.12194
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

The boundary wall south of Leighton Hall Tower is approximately 50 meters long and constructed of coursed, rock-faced Cefn stone with ashlar dressings and ramped coping. At the southern end, the wall terminates in an octagonal pier topped with a conical cap and a frieze of blank shields. The inner face of the wall, which faces a terrace walk in the gardens of Leighton Hall, features stepped buttresses. Near the southern end, there is a doorway with a pointed head and a boarded door.

Local climate

Boundary wall S of Leighton Hall Tower receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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  1. Terrace Walk S of Leighton Hall Tower Grade II 30 m
  2. Leighton Hall Tower Grade I 55 m
  3. Library Garden, Leighton Hall Grade II 57 m
  4. Footbridge E of Leighton Hall Tower Grade II* 88 m
  5. Leighton Hall Grade I 97 m
  6. Arbour at Leighton Hall Grade II 100 m
  7. Terrace Walk at Leighton Hall Grade II 108 m
  8. Cascade at Leighton Hall Grade II 109 m
  9. Leighton Hall Stables Grade II 145 m
  10. Statue of Icarus in Serpentine Pond to NE of Leighton Hall Grade II 174 m