Swallows Nest is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1980. Building. 1 related planning application.

Swallows Nest

WRENN ID
north-entrance-twilight
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Uttlesford
Constituency
Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 February 1980
Type
Building
Address
Swallows Nest, Hawkins Hill, Little Sampford, CB10 2QW
OS grid reference
TL 661 336
Coordinates
51.97657, 0.41728
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Swallows Nest is a 17th to 18th century timber-framed and plastered building located in Little Sampford. It has been renovated and features one storey with attics. The building includes casement windows and a modern gabled porch. The thatched roof is adorned with two dormers and a central chimney stack.

Local climate

Swallows Nest sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 90% 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 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer 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 — 1 transaction since 2000
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • 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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