The Swan is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 October 1985. Public house.
The Swan
- WRENN ID
- lost-nave-yarrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Breckland
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk MP: Terry Jermy (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 October 1985
- Type
- Public house
- Address
- The Swan, Swaffham Road, Hilborough
- OS grid reference
- TF 828 006
- Coordinates
- 52.5727, 0.69688
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Swan is a public house dated 1718, featuring the initials H.R.W., but it is likely from the late 18th century. It is constructed of colour-washed brick with pantile roofs and has two storeys with an attic. The symmetrical facade has three bays, showcasing four 3-light mullion and transom windows with metal casements set beneath segmental arches. There is a panelled door with a flat hood supported by shaped brackets, along with a later 2-light casement window above, also beneath a segmental arch. A plain platband runs across the building. The roof includes two gabled dormers and gable-end stacks. At the rear, there is a lean-to outshut and a lower service wing.
Local climate
The Swan sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% 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 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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