Cowhouse/Stable About 12 Metres North East of Lower Spoad is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1985. Cowhouse, stable.

Cowhouse/Stable About 12 Metres North East of Lower Spoad

WRENN ID
graven-bastion-sedge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 June 1985
Type
Cowhouse, stable
OS grid reference
SO 257 820
Coordinates
52.43154, -3.09402
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This cowhouse and stable, located about 12 metres northeast of Lower Spoad, is likely from the early to mid-19th century. It is constructed of coursed rubble and has a slate roof. The building is aligned east-west and is adjacent to the Lower Spoad cruck barn to the northeast. It has two levels, with the ground sloping down to the east. On the upper level, there are three loft openings, with the left-hand opening situated in a weatherboarded section above a wide entry. There is a plain boarded door on the ground floor to the right. This structure is part of the Lower Spoad farmstead and is included for its group value.

Local climate

Cowhouse/Stable About 12 Metres North East of Lower Spoad receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 31 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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