Thatched Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 August 1984. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.

Thatched Cottage

WRENN ID
gaunt-spindle-ridge
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
South Cambridgeshire MP: Pippa Heylings (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 August 1984
Type
Cottage
Address
Thatched Cottage, Hinton Way, Great Shelford, CB22 3AD
OS grid reference
TL 479 540
Coordinates
52.16508, 0.16134
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This early 19th century thatched cottage is situated on the east side of Hinton Way, Great Shefford. Originally constructed of brick, though now rendered with plaster, it features a large, low, hipped roof thatched with long straw. Deep eaves extend outwards, supported by rustic poles which form a loggia around the cottage. A central stack is built of white brick. The cottage is single-storeyed, with two 20th century windows positioned on either side of the central doorway, which retains its original boarded door and cover strips.

Local climate

Thatched 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 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% 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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  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 2013
  • Related listed building consents — 2 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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