The Abbey is a Grade II listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 July 1980. House.

The Abbey

WRENN ID
lesser-banister-torch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 July 1980
Type
House
Address
The Abbey, Cockfield
OS grid reference
TL 901 549
Coordinates
52.1598, 0.77786
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Abbey is a building from the late 18th century or early 19th century, constructed with flint pebbles and featuring red brick dressings, topped with a slate hipped roof. It stands two storeys high and has a three-window range, primarily consisting of double-hung sash windows with glazing bars, set in flush cased frames with segmental heads.

Local climate

The Abbey 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 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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