Lambs Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1987. Cottages. 2 related planning applications.

Lambs Cottage

WRENN ID
errant-window-dew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bedford
Constituency
North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 August 1987
Type
Cottages
Address
Lambs Cottage, High Street, Knotting and Souldrop, MK44 1EY
OS grid reference
SP 985 617
Coordinates
52.2455, -0.55864
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lambs Cottage is a group of three cottages, consisting of one pair and one single, which are now interconnected. The southern cottage dates from the 17th century and has had its roof raised at a later date. It is constructed of limestone and has two storeys. The northern part is timber-framed with brick infill, dating from the 18th or 19th century, and has been modernised; it may have originally been a barn. At a right angle to the northeast is a single-storey cottage from the 17th or 18th century, which features a large recent dormer attached to the rear. This cottage is also timber-framed with brick infill and some limestone walling, topped with pantiles. The entire group has been considerably altered over time.

Local climate

Lambs Cottage sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% 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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