Kings Cottage (South) is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1980. House.
Kings Cottage (South)
- WRENN ID
- unlit-marble-magpie
- 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
- Kings Cottage (South), Kings Lane, Elmdon
- OS grid reference
- TL 460 393
- Coordinates
- 52.033, 0.12817
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Kings Cottage (South) is a 15th to 16th century timber-framed and plastered building located on Kings Lane in Elmdon. It features a cross wing at the east end, which jetties out on the upper storey. Adjacent to the cross wing is a modern addition. The building has one storey and attics, with modern casement windows. The roof is hipped and tiled, featuring three gabled dormers on the south front and two on the west side. The west front is faced in red brick and there are two central chimney stacks. Inside, there are several original features, including a cambered tie beam with a crown post, a doorway with moulded doorposts and head, and a 17th century panelled door.
Local climate
Kings Cottage (South) 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2014
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