Hillcrest is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1967. A C18 Farmhouse.

Hillcrest

WRENN ID
ghost-vestry-wax
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 January 1967
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Hillcrest, Back Lane, Alpraham and Calveley
OS grid reference
SJ 582 612
Coordinates
53.1466, -2.62606
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Hillcrest is a farmhouse built in 1729, as noted on a tablet at the first floor. It is constructed of red brick with a slate roof and features two storeys and two bays in an "L" shaped plan. The building has a sandstone plinth, flush stone quoins, and a slightly projecting weathered stone band at the first floor level. The entrance consists of a framed, ledged, and battened door with a glazed panel, which is accessed by three stone steps. The ground floor has slightly recessed flush casements with glazing bars, terracotta sills, and cambered arches. At the first floor, there is a diamond-shaped tablet inscribed with the initials IM C and the date. The gable end stacks were rebuilt in the 20th century, and the barge boards are plain. Inside, the farmhouse features exposed beams and floor joists.

Local climate

Hillcrest receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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