Lilac Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1980. A C16 House.

Lilac Cottage

WRENN ID
sharp-niche-wind
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Uttlesford
Constituency
North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 February 1980
Type
House
Address
Lilac Cottage, Brick Kiln Lane, Quendon and Rickling
OS grid reference
TL 499 302
Coordinates
51.95039, 0.18068
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lilac Cottage is located immediately to the north-east of Rickling Hall. This building, primarily constructed of 16th century red brick, features a blue brick diaper pattern on its west side, although it has undergone significant alterations. It is a one-storey structure with attics, fitted with casement windows. The roof is tiled and includes one gabled dormer on the west side and two on the east side.

Local climate

Lilac 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 91% 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% 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 0.4°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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