Long Thatch is a Grade II listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1985. Cottage. 6 related planning applications.
Long Thatch
- WRENN ID
- strange-doorway-crag
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- South Cambridgeshire MP: Pippa Heylings (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 October 1985
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Long Thatch, 3, the Moor, Melbourn, SG8 6ED
- OS grid reference
- TL 385 450
- Coordinates
- 52.08672, 0.02051
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Long Thatch is a late 18th-century cottage located on the west side of The Moor, Melbourn. The building is timber framed or claybat, with plaster rendering on a flint plinth. The right-hand gable end and stack were originally claybat but have been repaired in brick. It has a long straw thatched roof with a grey brick ridge stack. The cottage follows a three-bay, lobby-entry plan, and comprises a single storey with attics. Two original framed dormers are visible. The original window and door openings remain, although they have been fitted with later casements and a door. The interior features two small, rebuilt abutting hearths and a visible slender tie beam made of softwood. The building is included on the register for its group value.
Local climate
Long Thatch 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 77% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2007
- Related listed building consents — 6 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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