Wren's Nest is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1985. Cottage.
Wren's Nest
- WRENN ID
- north-niche-hawk
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 December 1985
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Wren's Nest, Tarrington
- OS grid reference
- SO 624 393
- Coordinates
- 52.05135, -2.54971
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Wren's Nest is a cottage that possibly dates back to the 16th century, with alterations and extensions from the 18th century and early 20th century. It features a sandstone rubble plinth and a timber-frame structure topped with a slate roof. There is a stone end stack with a brick shaft on the left-hand gable. The cottage is one bay wide, aligned east to west, and consists of one storey with an attic.
It has one window, which is a 2-light early 20th-century casement, located on the ground floor, and another in a flat-roofed dormer. The rear entry is also present. The timber frame is irregular, showcasing a large curved tension brace on both the north and south elevations that supports the north-west and south-west corner posts. Each gable end is formed by a pair of cruck blades.
There are early 20th-century lean-to extensions on both the left and right sides, with the right extension featuring a brick stack and a 2-light casement window on the north front. Additionally, there is a third early 20th-century lean-to extension at the rear that contains the entry.
Local climate
Wren's Nest receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% 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 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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