Virginia Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 December 1987. House.

Virginia Cottage

WRENN ID
iron-storey-moss
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 December 1987
Type
House
Address
Virginia Cottage, Green Lane, Croft and Yarpole
OS grid reference
SO 470 648
Coordinates
52.27884, -2.77826
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Virginia Cottage is a house dating from the 17th century, with some alterations made in the mid-20th century. It features a timber-frame structure with rendered infill beneath a slate roof. The building consists of two framed bays oriented north to south. The south gable is made of rubble and includes a chimney stack with a brick shaft. The east front has one storey and a gable-lit attic. There are two 20th-century windows flanking an entrance that is located to the right of centre. The entrance has a 20th-century gabled canopy and a half-glazed door. The framing consists of two square panels topped by a rectangular panel.

Local climate

Virginia Cottage receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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