The Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 April 1987. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
The Cottage
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam MP: Sir Jeremy Wright (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 April 1987
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Cottage, Bridge Street, Fenny Compton, CV47 2XY
- OS grid reference
- SP 415 522
- Coordinates
- 52.16712, -1.39333
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cottage is a late 17th century to 18th century cottage that is part of a row of buildings. It was slightly raised in the late 18th century or early 19th century. The structure is made of coursed limestone with irregular quoins on the right side. It has a concrete tile roof and a stone and brick chimney stack. The cottage features a two-unit plan and is two storeys high with a single-window range. The entrance is located on the left and has a 20th-century door with a tile hood above it. The ground floor has fixed-light windows, with a single-light window to the left and a two-light window to the right. There is also a fire window on the right side. On the first floor, there is a two-light casement window with a painted wood lintel. The chimney stack is positioned to the right. The interior has not been inspected, but the cottage is included for its group value with other nearby buildings.
Local climate
The Cottage receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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