The Clayes is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1980. House.
The Clayes
- WRENN ID
- deep-cloister-claret
- 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
- The Clayes, Main Road, Ashdon
- OS grid reference
- TL 585 419
- Coordinates
- 52.05365, 0.31127
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Clayes is a 16th to 17th century timber-framed house that has been altered and expanded in the 18th century and later. It is built on an L-shaped plan with wings extending to the east and south. The eastern wing and part of the southern wing have been restored, featuring exposed timber-framing with modern brick nogging. The southern wing was either refronted or added in the 18th century. The house has two storeys and attics. The restored section includes casement windows with leaded lights, while the southern wing has a range of four double-hung sash windows with glazing bars.
Local climate
The Clayes sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% 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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