Fencote is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 February 1978. House.

Fencote

WRENN ID
lunar-kitchen-sage
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 February 1978
Type
House
Address
Fencote, 16, Fen Street, Nayland-With-Wissington
OS grid reference
TL 976 343
Coordinates
51.9727, 0.87552
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Fencote is a timber-framed and plastered house located on Fen Street in Nayland with Wissington. It likely dates back to the 17th century but has undergone significant alterations and renovations in the 20th century. The house has two storeys and features a three-window range with casement windows that include glazing bars. A 20th-century gabled porch extends from the front of the building. The roof is covered with old tiles.

Local climate

Fencote sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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