Cottage Approximately 3 Yards North of the Smithy is a Grade II listed building in the Staffordshire Moorlands local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 January 1967. Cottage.

Cottage Approximately 3 Yards North of the Smithy

WRENN ID
stubborn-postern-fen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Staffordshire Moorlands
Constituency
Staffordshire Moorlands MP: Dame Karen Bradley (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 January 1967
Type
Cottage
OS grid reference
SK 067 442
Coordinates
52.99566, -1.90018
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This cottage, located approximately 3 yards north of The Smithy, dates from the late 18th century and was repaired in 1977. It is constructed from large coursed and squared freestone blocks featuring herringbone tooling. The roof is covered with plain tiles and has coped verges that were formerly topped with ball finials. There is an ashlar ridge stack. The building is aligned in a north-east/south-west direction and consists of one storey with an attic, featuring two bays, 20th-century glazing bar casements, and a gabled dormer on the left. This cottage is included for its group value.

Local climate

Cottage Approximately 3 Yards North of the Smithy receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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