Cottage North of Parish Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 August 1983. Cottage.
Cottage North of Parish Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-postern-plum
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Bedford
- Constituency
- North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 August 1983
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Cottage North of Parish Church of St Nicholas, Sandye Lane, Swineshead
- OS grid reference
- TL 057 658
- Coordinates
- 52.28087, -0.45069
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This cottage, located north of the Parish Church of St Nicholas, dates from the late 17th century or early 18th century and features later window designs. It is constructed with colour washed pebbledash on a timber frame and has a pantiled roof. The building is L-shaped, comprising one storey and attics. A central red brick ridge stack, which is set diagonally at the upper part, is a notable feature. The front door is situated on the north elevation, while the road-facing elevation includes two Venetian windows. The south gable end features an early bow window on the ground floor and a two-light horizontal sash window in the attic. Additionally, there is a one-storey wing to the east with a weatherboarded gable end.
Local climate
Cottage North of Parish Church of St Nicholas 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 96% 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 52% 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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