Hencotes House is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 October 1951. House.

Hencotes House

WRENN ID
haunted-lantern-hyssop
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 October 1951
Type
House
Address
Hencotes House, 20, Hexham
OS grid reference
NY 932 639
Coordinates
54.96971, -2.1067
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Hencotes House is an early 19th-century building located on the south side of Hencotes. It is two storeys high and features five windows with late glazing. The structure is made of small ashlar stone and includes cill bands. There are steps leading up to a central door, which is flanked by panelled pilasters and has a hood. The door itself is a six-panel design, with the top four panels being glazed. Above the door is a rectangular light with pointed glazing. The roof is covered with old slate. Hencotes House is part of a group that includes Nos 4 to 20, with Nos 4 and 10 being of local interest.

Local climate

Hencotes House receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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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