Willersley Castle is a Grade II* listed building in the Derbyshire Dales local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 June 1950. A Georgian Castle. 10 related planning applications.
Willersley Castle
- WRENN ID
- woven-balcony-dust
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Derbyshire Dales
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales MP: John Whitby (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 June 1950
- Type
- Castle
- Address
- Willersley Castle, Willersley Lane, Cromford, DE4 5JG
- OS grid reference
- SK 296 572
- Coordinates
- 53.11142, -1.55854
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Willersley Castle, Cromford, was built in 1792 for Sir Richard Arkwright, who died before its completion. The architect was William Thomas of London. Constructed from freestone, the house is three storeys high with seven plain recessed sash windows, and features prominent stringcourses. The central section is characterized by projecting, full-height round turrets. The building is embattled throughout, presenting a large and severe castellated appearance within extensive grounds. The interior retains a notable oval hall with galleries on the upper storeys.
Local climate
Willersley Castle receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 52% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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 2017
- Related listed building consents — 10 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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