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

Canfield Reeds Cottage

WRENN ID
haunted-cloister-tide
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
Canfield Reeds Cottage, Hampit Road, Arkesden
OS grid reference
TL 479 345
Coordinates
51.99007, 0.15343
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Canfield Reeds Cottage is a 18th century timber-framed and plastered building, possibly with an earlier core. It has one storey and attics. The ground storey features weather-boarding, particularly at the east end, and there are small casement windows. Modern porches have been added. The roof is thatched, with a half hipped design at the east end and a hipped design at the west end, featuring two dormers and a central chimney stack.

Local climate

Canfield Reeds 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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