Ferndale Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 April 1983. A C17 Cottage.
Ferndale Cottage
- WRENN ID
- outer-attic-jackdaw
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Constituency
- Huntingdon MP: Ben Obese-Jecty (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 April 1983
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Ferndale Cottage, Keystone Road, Covington
- OS grid reference
- TL 056 707
- Coordinates
- 52.32458, -0.45129
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Ferndale Cottage is a 17th century cottage featuring a two-unit plan and a lobby entry. It has one storey and attics, with a two-storey 19th century brick extension to the north and a lean-to on the south side. The cottage is constructed with a plastered timber frame and has a ridge roof covered with pantiles, along with a 19th century brick ridge stack. There is one dormer window with horizontal sliding sashes and glazing bars, as well as two similar windows in a three-window range. The entrance includes a 19th century four-panelled door. Inside, the cottage boasts two inglenook hearths and exposed ceiling beams.
Local climate
Ferndale Cottage 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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