Swifts Garden is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 July 1980. House. 2 related planning applications.

Swifts Garden

WRENN ID
pitched-pier-acorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 July 1980
Type
House
Address
Swifts Garden, Cakebridge Lane, Chelsworth, IP7 7JA
OS grid reference
TL 975 481
Coordinates
52.09642, 0.88313
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Swifts Garden is a timber-framed and plastered building, possibly originating from the medieval period. It was altered in the 16th to 17th centuries when floors and fireplaces were added. The roof is thatched and features two gabled dormers on the front. There is a modern addition at the rear. Inside, the building has exposed timber-framing and an open fireplace. It has been renovated.

Local climate

Swifts Garden 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 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% 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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