Church Croft is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1959. House.
Church Croft
- WRENN ID
- sacred-belfry-moss
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 June 1959
- Type
- House
- Address
- Church Croft, Kings Road, Orleton
- OS grid reference
- SO 493 672
- Coordinates
- 52.30064, -2.74439
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Church Croft is a house that dates back to the 16th century, with some parts rebuilt in the late 17th century and mid-19th century alterations, as well as an extension from the early 20th century. The building features a timber-frame construction with rendered infill sitting on a coursed rubble plinth and has a tile roof. It is designed in an L-shape, with a 16th-century cross-wing extending to the north and a 17th-century range to the east. A short 20th-century wing projects to the west from the cross-wing.
The north front of the house has two storeys and features one plus one windows, both of which are 3-light casements. The ground floor has two plus one windows, also 3-light casements. The entrance is located in the angle of the building and has a lean-to porch added in the 20th century. The cross-wing is jettied and has a chamfered bressummer. The ground floor features two square panels high with close-studding above, and the gable truss includes a king-post with herring-bone struts. The framing of the east range consists of four square panels high.
Inside, the house has exposed chamfered and stopped ceiling beams, along with a large inglenook fireplace in the west room of the 17th-century range.
Local climate
Church Croft receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% 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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