The Hermitage is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 February 1978. Cottage. 6 related planning applications.
The Hermitage
- WRENN ID
- western-soffit-bone
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Constituency
- South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 February 1978
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Hermitage, Bury Road, Shimpling, IP30 0JL
- OS grid reference
- TL 888 526
- Coordinates
- 52.13996, 0.75893
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hermitage is a small cottage from the early 19th century, constructed with timber framing and plaster. It has one storey and features two window ranges with shallow bays, each fitted with casement windows and ornamental cast iron guard rails above. A central gabled porch extends from the front, showcasing a "Gothic" arched doorway and shaped ornamental bargeboards. The roof is thatched and includes a central square chimney stack.
Local climate
The Hermitage 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 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 6 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 6 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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