Yew Tree Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Wychavon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 June 1985. House.

Yew Tree Cottage

WRENN ID
tangled-sentry-juniper
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wychavon
Constituency
Redditch MP: Chris Bloore (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 June 1985
Type
House
Address
Yew Tree Cottage, Rous Lench
OS grid reference
SP 012 531
Coordinates
52.17631, -1.98309
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Yew Tree Cottage is a house dating from the 17th century, with alterations made in the mid-19th century and 20th century. It features a timber frame with painted brick and rendered infill, topped by a tiled roof. The building has three framed bays aligned north to south and includes a gable-end stack at the northern end. The west front has one storey with an attic, which is illuminated by a gabled dormer. On the ground floor, there are four windows consisting of 2- and one-light casements, and the entrance is located to the left of centre, featuring a ledged door. The framing consists of three square panels high.

Local climate

Yew Tree Cottage 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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