The Orchards is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 April 1973. House.

The Orchards

WRENN ID
fading-panel-hazel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 April 1973
Type
House
Address
The Orchards, Ocle Pychard
OS grid reference
SO 596 461
Coordinates
52.11182, -2.58996
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Orchards is an early 19th-century building featuring a red brick front that conceals an earlier timber frame structure. It stands two storeys high and has three small casement windows. The central entrance is accentuated by a gabled hood. The building also has brick dentil eaves and a slate roof with gable ends. This property is included for its group value context.

Local climate

The Orchards receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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