Axe and Compasses Public House is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 1983. Public house. 2 related planning applications.
Axe and Compasses Public House
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-fireplace-sparrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Uttlesford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 October 1983
- Type
- Public house
- Address
- Axe and Compasses Public House, Dunmow Road, Aythorpe Roding, CM6 1PP
- OS grid reference
- TL 591 151
- Coordinates
- 51.81269, 0.30771
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Axe and Compasses Public House is a late 17th century building that has been extended in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. It features a timber-framed structure, with weatherboarding on the east and south sides, plastering on the north and west sides, and a thatched roof. Originally, the building consisted of three bays and two storeys, but it was extended to the north by one bay in the 18th century. A single-storey half-hipped extension, also thatched, was added to the south in the 19th century. In the 20th century, a single-storey brick extension with a flat roof was added to the west. Some of the internal framing is exposed, showcasing cranked primary bracing. On the south end of the building, there is a cast iron pump featuring an acorn finial and a handle that ends in a knop, although the maker's name is not visible.
Local climate
Axe and Compasses Public House 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 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- 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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