Abberton Manor is a Grade II listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 January 1982. House. 4 related planning applications.
Abberton Manor
- WRENN ID
- western-pediment-violet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Colchester
- Constituency
- Harwich and North Essex MP: Sir Bernard Jenkin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 January 1982
- Type
- House
- Address
- Abberton Manor, Layer Road, CO5 7NL
- OS grid reference
- TL 995 197
- Coordinates
- 51.84112, 0.89577
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Abberton Manor is a late 17th century or early 18th century house constructed of red brick, topped with a red plain tile roof. The building has two storeys and attics, featuring a five-window range of double hung vertical sliding sashes with glazing bars set in stone surrounds mounted on brackets. It has two gables that include semi-circular windows. There are early 19th century extensions at both the east and west ends, built in red brick with sash windows that match the original design. The east end has undergone extensive modernisation, while the north front has been significantly altered in the early 20th century. At the west end, there is a single storey kitchen wing from the 19th century, also in red brick with a red plain tile roof and double hung vertical sliding sash windows. Inside, the manor retains original features such as fire surrounds, shutters, architraves, doors, and a notable early 19th century geometric staircase with slender cast iron foliated balusters and a wreathed handrail.
Local climate
Abberton Manor sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 670 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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