The Munt Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 August 1986. House.

The Munt Cottage

WRENN ID
half-ledge-magpie
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 August 1986
Type
House
Address
The Munt Cottage, Hall Road, Belchamp Walter
OS grid reference
TL 827 405
Coordinates
52.03351, 0.66344
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Munt Cottage is a house dating from the 16th century and earlier. It features a timber frame and plaster exterior with thatched, gabled roofs. The building has one storey and attics, along with a two-storey crosswing at the southwest end. The main range includes two gabled dormers. The crosswing, which was formerly jettied, displays multiple bracing on the front, indicating a possible 14th-century origin. A charming red brick chimney is located at the junction of the main and crosswing roofs. The windows are 20th-century small pane casements. Inside, some of the framing is exposed, and there is a large inglenook fireplace.

Local climate

The Munt 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 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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