Pigots is a Grade II* listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 February 1967. Moated manor house.
Pigots
- WRENN ID
- quiet-belfry-cream
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Uttlesford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 February 1967
- Type
- Moated manor house
- Address
- Pigots, High Street, Elmdon
- OS grid reference
- TL 463 391
- Coordinates
- 52.03186, 0.13181
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Pigots is an early 16th century moated manor house located on Elmdon High Street. The building features cross wings at the north and south ends and is two storeys high. The upper storeys of the cross wings are jettied on exposed joists, showcasing the timber-framing. The house has a three-window range of casements with lattice leaded lights. On the east side, there is a mid 17th century addition and a large external chimney stack with three shafts set diagonally, along with a panel displaying the initials T.M. and the date 1665. The roof is tiled and includes a central chimney stack with diagonally set shafts that have been rebuilt. Inside, the house retains many original features, such as a Tudor fireplace, exposed timber-framing ceiling beams and joists, and a bedroom in the south wing that has a cambered and braced tie beam. The Mead family occupied the house from 1554 to 1770, and the moat still surrounds the property.
Local climate
Pigots 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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