Swettenham Arms is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 March 1987. Public house. 4 related planning applications.

Swettenham Arms

WRENN ID
ghost-lintel-candle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Congleton MP: Sarah Russell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 March 1987
Type
Public house
Address
Swettenham Arms, CW12 2LF
OS grid reference
SJ 799 671
Coordinates
53.20137, -2.30089
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Swettenham Arms is a public house that dates back to the late 17th century, with alterations and additions made in the 19th and 20th centuries. It features whitened brickwork and a combination of stone slate and tile roof coverings. The building is arranged over three levels, consisting of a one-bay, two-storey section with an attic, and a two-bay, two-storey section, along with a single-storey addition from the 20th century on the north side.

The higher one-bay section has a prominent five-course-deep first-floor band and a blocked first-floor window. The entrance is marked by a fully glazed door with glazing bars and wing lights, which is sheltered by a single-storey brick gabled porch that has a pair of boarded and studded doors with false strap hinges. The windows have been altered to five-light flush casements, with some featuring top-hung vents. The two-storey section displays a saw-tooth eaves band and has a gable-end stack, while the higher section includes a mid-ridge stack. The single-storey wing on the north side is noted as having no special interest.

Inside, the higher single-bay section showcases bevelled beams and exposed ceiling joists. The building is included for its group value.

Local climate

Swettenham Arms sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% 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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