Leacross and Darwen is a Grade II listed building in the East Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1966. A C18 Cottage. 3 related planning applications.

Leacross and Darwen

WRENN ID
white-tin-coral
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Staffordshire
Constituency
Lichfield MP: Dave Robertson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 January 1966
Type
Cottage
Address
Leacross and Darwen, Bagot Street, Abbots Bromley, WS15 3DA
OS grid reference
SK 077 247
Coordinates
52.81986, -1.88678
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Leacross and Darwen are a pair of cottages dating from the 18th century, located on the south side of Bagot Street in Abbotts Bromley. The cottages are constructed of red brick with a clay tile roof and have brick ridge stacks. They are two storeys high and have four windows, featuring glazing bar casements; the ground floor window on the left is a 20th-century replacement. The cottages have four-panelled doors with panelled doorcases, positioned to the left and right of centre, and a board alley door to the left. The cottages are listed for their group value.

Local climate

Leacross and Darwen receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 77% 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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  • Sale history — 6 transactions since 1997
  • 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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