Woodlands is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1987. Vicarage. 5 related planning applications.
Woodlands
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-sandstone-merlin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 August 1987
- Type
- Vicarage
- Address
- Woodlands, Thurleigh Road, Milton Ernest, MK44 1RF
- OS grid reference
- TL 020 561
- Coordinates
- 52.19459, -0.50814
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Woodlands is a former vicarage originally built in 1694, as indicated by the datestone and motto on the northeast elevation. It was extended to the south in 1836, which is also marked by a datestone and motto on the southeast gable. The building features coursed rubble limestone with some ashlar and brick dressings, along with sections of brick walling and tile hanging. The roofs are covered with Welsh slate and have red brick neo-Tudor chimney stacks. The structure has a complex and rambling plan and is two storeys high. The main entrance is located in the 19th-century part of the building, accessed through a two-storey porch with a room above. There is a large external stack on the earlier section. The garden front displays two gables and a two-storey bay window. Most windows are sashes with glazing bars set under cambered heads. At the rear, there are stables constructed of brick and limestone, with slate roofs.
Local climate
Woodlands sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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- Related listed building consents — 5 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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