Swan Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1980. Cottage, former inn. 2 related planning applications.
Swan Cottage
- WRENN ID
- sharp-banister-falcon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Uttlesford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 February 1980
- Type
- Cottage, former inn
- Address
- Swan Cottage, High Street, Clavering, CB11 4QR
- OS grid reference
- TL 476 320
- Coordinates
- 51.96728, 0.148
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Swan Cottage, formerly known as The Swan Inn, is a building that dates back to the 18th century. It features a timber-framed and plastered structure, comprising one storey and attics at the north end, while the south end has a two-storey block from the 19th century. The north end is thatched and includes one dormer and casement windows. The south end has two storeys with a two-window range of double-hung sashes that have glazing bars. The ground storey features one canted bay. The roof is slate, and there is an external end chimney stack.
Local climate
Swan 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 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 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
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2004
- 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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