The Cot is a Grade II listed building in the North Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1983. Cottage.

The Cot

WRENN ID
last-wattle-stoat
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Kesteven
Constituency
Sleaford and North Hykeham MP: Dr Caroline Johnson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 December 1983
Type
Cottage
Address
The Cot, High Street, Swinderby
OS grid reference
SK 868 629
Coordinates
53.15631, -0.70314
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Cot is a cottage that was originally two cottages, built in the late 18th century and early 19th century. It is constructed of brick and features a pantile ridge roof, with a single brick coped gable that has kneelers and two gable stacks. The building has four bays and is two storeys high, with the northern two bays being taller than the southern two. There are two doorways, both featuring 19th-century board doors; the northern doorway has a segmental brick arch. On the northern side, there is a sliding casement window, while the southern side has a 20th-century metal window. Above the northern side, there are two sliding casement windows, and a single casement window is located in the eaves on the southern side. The eaves are decorated with a cornice.

Local climate

The Cot sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% 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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