The Croft is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 January 1970. Cottage.
The Croft
- WRENN ID
- tangled-chalk-furze
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Constituency
- Runcorn and Helsby MP: Sarah Pochin (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 January 1970
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Croft, Dark Lane, Kingsley
- OS grid reference
- SJ 549 744
- Coordinates
- 53.26548, -2.67707
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Croft is a cottage, likely dating from the 17th century, that has undergone significant alterations. It features Tyrolean render and a thatched roof, with one storey plus attic bedrooms. The exterior includes four small casement windows on the ground floor and two eyebrow dormers in the roof. The interior has not been inspected, but it is noted to have some oak beams.
Local climate
The Croft receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% 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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