Sparrows Roost is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1986. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
Sparrows Roost
- WRENN ID
- hollow-landing-foxglove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire East
- Constituency
- Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1986
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Sparrows Roost, Swanley Lane, Burland and Acton, CW5 8QD
- OS grid reference
- SJ 618 526
- Coordinates
- 53.06989, -2.57114
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Sparrows Roost is a cottage dating from the late 17th century, with some alterations and additions. It features a brick nogged timber frame and originally had a thatched roof, which has since been replaced with corrugated metal sheeting. The building has two storeys and two bays, with an added brick lean-to on the west gable. There is a high brick plinth, and while the timber framing is now only visible on the facade and rear, the east gable still has planted timbers. The cottage retains one original passing brace in the rear south-west corner. The windows have been replaced with flush casements that are slightly set forward. The entrance includes a half-glazed bolection moulded four-panel door with external lining, and there is a central chimney stack. Inside, the cottage features bevelled beams and exposed ceiling joists.
Local climate
Sparrows Roost 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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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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