Knightcote Post Office is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 May 1987. Cottage, post office, shop.

Knightcote Post Office

WRENN ID
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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
20 May 1987
Type
Cottage, post office, shop
Address
Knightcote Post Office, Burton Dassett
OS grid reference
SP 400 545
Coordinates
52.18782, -1.41629
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Knightcote Post Office is a cottage, post office, and shop that was originally a cottage and forge, dating from the 17th to early 18th century, with alterations made in the late 20th century. The cottage is constructed of rendered brick with painted sham framing, while the former forge range to the right is timber framed with whitewashed brick infill. The building features late 20th-century tile roofs, with rendered ends and brick ridge stacks. It has a two-unit plan with a one-unit forge range, standing two storeys and one storey with an attic, and has a three-window range. The entrance includes a late 20th-century part-glazed plank door and an open porch. Late 20th-century leaded casements are present throughout, with three lights on the ground floor, the left window having a segmental arch, and two lights above. The forge range includes a dormer. A late 20th-century shop is attached at right angles to the right side of the building. Inside, there are ogee stop-chamfered ceiling beams, an open fireplace, and three-panel doors, one featuring an old latch. The first floor has a stud partition, and the forge retains its hearth.

Local climate

Knightcote Post Office 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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