The Smithy is a Grade II listed building in the Huntingdonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1988. Smithy. 5 related planning applications.

The Smithy

WRENN ID
sombre-thatch-stoat
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Huntingdonshire
Constituency
North West Cambridgeshire MP: Sam Carling (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 November 1988
Type
Smithy
Address
The Smithy, Highgate, Elton, PE8 6RU
OS grid reference
TL 089 937
Coordinates
52.531, -0.39494
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Smithy is an 18th-century smithy, with later alterations. It is constructed of coursed limestone rubble with freestone quoins. The roof is pantiled, and there are brick stacks on the north side and at the rear gable end. The building is single-storied and has a T-shaped layout. There are double-boarded doors facing west, and the main entrance is in an angle facing south. A three-light iron casement window is set into the west gable. The interior retains complete original details. In the 19th century, The Smithy and Vinco Terrace belonged to William Eyres, a farmer and farrier.

Local climate

The Smithy 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 91% 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 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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  • 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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