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

Hedders Cottage the Cottage

WRENN ID
salt-roof-hemlock
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
Address
Hedders Cottage the Cottage, Hampit Road, Arkesden
OS grid reference
TL 478 346
Coordinates
51.99079, 0.15141
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Hedders Cottage and The Cottage are 17th century timber-framed and plastered cottages that have been renovated in the 20th century. They are one storey with attics, while the central part rises to two storeys. The cottages feature small casement windows, some of which have old leaded lights. The roof is thatched and half hipped at the north-west end, with one end stack and two central stacks.

Local climate

Hedders Cottage the 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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