Amblegate is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 February 1984. Cottage.
Amblegate
- WRENN ID
- late-casement-frost
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Uttlesford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 February 1984
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Amblegate, Philpot End Lane, Great Dunmow
- OS grid reference
- TL 618 192
- Coordinates
- 51.84828, 0.34889
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Amblegate is a cottage dating from the mid to late 17th century. It is constructed with a timber frame and plaster, topped with a thatched half-hipped roof. The cottage has one storey and features a range of four windows, which consist of 19th and 20th century casements. There is a central original red brick chimney stack, and a small 20th century extension has been added at the rear.
Local climate
Amblegate 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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