Big Fenton is a Grade II* listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 July 1950. Farmhouse.
Big Fenton
- WRENN ID
- upper-bronze-moth
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire East
- Constituency
- Congleton MP: Sarah Russell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 July 1950
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Big Fenton, Peover Lane, Congleton
- OS grid reference
- SJ 900 647
- Coordinates
- 53.18, -2.15107
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Big Fenton is a very interesting farmhouse dating from the 16th and 17th centuries. It features a timber frame with painted brick or plaster infilling. The building has been restored and includes later casement windows, which are generally in poor condition, as well as an original heavy oak door. The roof is covered with "black & white" Staffordshire tiles, although this is not the original material.
Inside, there is much exposed original timbering, including a beamed ceiling in the living room, several oak doors with wood latches, and a small plain staircase. Of particular interest is a confession closet located at the north end of the ground floor, and above this, on the first floor, is a small chapel with old inscriptions painted on the walls.
Local climate
Big Fenton sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 990 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 89% 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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