The Firs is a Grade II listed building in the Hinckley and Bosworth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 October 1974. House. 3 related planning applications.
The Firs
- WRENN ID
- last-bailey-yew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth MP: Dr Luke Evans (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 October 1974
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Firs, 11, Church Lane, Witherley, CV13 6BA
- OS grid reference
- SP 350 970
- Coordinates
- 52.56993, -1.48449
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Firs, located at No 11 on Church Lane in Fenny Drayton, is a house dating from the early 19th century. It features a stucco exterior and a low-pitched hipped slate roof with ridge stacks at the rear. The building stands two storeys tall and has a moulded cornice. The front facade is symmetrical with three windows, all fitted with glazing bar sashes. The central entrance boasts double panelled doors, a radiating fanlight, and a flat-headed porch supported by Tuscan columns.
Local climate
The Firs receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% 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 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2004
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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