Little Yew Tree is a Grade II listed building in the Rutland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 August 1986. Cottage. 6 related planning applications.
Little Yew Tree
- WRENN ID
- third-pier-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rutland
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 August 1986
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Little Yew Tree, 4, Main Street, Preston, LE15 9NJ
- OS grid reference
- SK 871 023
- Coordinates
- 52.61165, -0.71412
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Little Yew Tree is a late 17th-century cottage located on the east side of Main Street, Preston. The cottage is constructed of rubble with ashlar detailing, and originally had a thatched roof. It is 1½ storeys high, and features a 19th-century brick addition to the right. The left side of the cottage has a 2-light dormer window, while the right side features a 4-light casement. A stone mullioned window with four lights is situated on the ground floor to the right of a timber-panelled door. The cottage has two gable-end brick stacks.
Local climate
Little Yew Tree sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2001
- Related listed building consents — 6 applications
- 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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