Horseshoe Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 December 1984. Cottage. 3 related planning applications.

Horseshoe Cottage

WRENN ID
leaning-rubble-grain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Stratford-on-Avon
Constituency
Stratford-on-Avon MP: Manuela Perteghella (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
13 December 1984
Type
Cottage
Address
Horseshoe Cottage, Main Road, Wixford, B49 6DA
OS grid reference
SP 088 545
Coordinates
52.18905, -1.872
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: sale history · EPC · related consents · flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

Horseshoe Cottage is a cottage, originally two dwellings, dating to the 17th or early 18th century. It is timber-framed with plaster infill, and is believed to have some lath and plaster construction. A section of the right-hand wall was rebuilt in the late 20th century, using imitation timbers in cement. The roof is tiled, and the chimneys have been removed. The cottage has a two-unit plan and features a four-window front. A central plank door has a leaded light panel, and there is a door to a rear passage on the left. Much of the left-hand end wall has been rebuilt, using lias and brick. Some timber framing is visible at the rear. Inside, there are two open fireplaces with chamfered bressumers, and some exposed framing. The cottage is included on the list for its group value.

Local climate

Horseshoe Cottage receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% 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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  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 1996
  • 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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