Cow House About 15 Metres South-West of Wrens Nest Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 June 1985. Cow house.
Cow House About 15 Metres South-West of Wrens Nest Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- third-bronze-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wychavon
- Constituency
- Redditch MP: Chris Bloore (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 June 1985
- Type
- Cow house
- OS grid reference
- SP 021 582
- Coordinates
- 52.22289, -1.96995
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This cow house, located about 15 metres south-west of Wrens Nest Farmhouse, dates from the mid-18th century. It is constructed of sandstone, with coursed rubble and ashlar quoins, topped by a half-hipped tile roof. The building features three bays aligned north to south, with an open front on the west side that has stone piers forming an arcade. It is noted for being a well-preserved example of its type. Wrens Nest Farmhouse is not included in this listing.
Local climate
Cow House About 15 Metres South-West of Wrens Nest Farmhouse receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% 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 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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