The Kennetts is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 June 1967. House. 3 related planning applications.
The Kennetts
- WRENN ID
- small-outpost-ivy
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 June 1967
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Kennetts, Whitbourne, WR6 5RT
- OS grid reference
- SO 724 570
- Coordinates
- 52.21054, -2.40508
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Kennetts is a 16th-century timber-frame and plaster house with an L-shaped plan. It forms a group with Ring O'Bells and Virginia Cottage. The south-east front features a two-storey bay window and a hipped tile roof. A notable original feature is the chimney stack, which has two brick shafts decorated with a zigzag and pellet detailing. The building is described as picturesque.
Local climate
The Kennetts receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% 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 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2001
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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