Church Cottages Grayrigg is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 January 1985. Cottage.

Church Cottages Grayrigg

WRENN ID
rooted-belfry-mallow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Chester South and Eddisbury MP: Aphra Brandreth (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 January 1985
Type
Cottage
Address
Church Cottages Grayrigg, 1, Long Lane, Waverton
OS grid reference
SJ 461 632
Coordinates
53.16387, -2.8063
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Church Cottages in Grayrigg are a pair of estate cottages built in 1865 for the 2nd Marquess of Westminster. They are constructed from irregularly coursed dressed red sandstone and feature a Welsh slate roof with triangular stone copings on the kneelers. The cottages have a symmetrical 4-bay front that is 2 stories high. The central two bays, which are under coped gables, have 3-light casements on the lower level and 2-light casements above, both with label moulds. The end bays serve as 1-storey porches with doors that are also topped with label moulds and date plaques. The gable ends contain 20th-century steel casements. The interior has not been inspected. The cottages are listed for their group value.

Local climate

Church Cottages Grayrigg receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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