Number 1 (May Cottage) and Number 3 is a Grade II listed building in the Milton Keynes local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 February 1984. Cottage.
Number 1 (May Cottage) and Number 3
- WRENN ID
- low-portal-alder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Milton Keynes
- Constituency
- Milton Keynes North MP: Chris Curtis (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 February 1984
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Number 1 (May Cottage) and Number 3, Church End, Sherington
- OS grid reference
- SP 890 467
- Coordinates
- 52.11168, -0.70047
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Number 1 (May Cottage) and Number 3 are a pair of cottages dating from the 17th century, with Number 1 having been altered in the 19th century. They are constructed of rubblestone, with Number 1 being colourwashed, and feature thatched roofs. Each cottage consists of two bays and two storeys. Number 1 has a central door made up of two vertical panels and a bracketed hood above it. The windows are three-pane sash types with narrow margin glazing. In contrast, Number 3 has a central boarded door and three-light casement windows, with two-light casements on the upper floor. Both cottages have brick chimneys located to the south and in the centre. The south gable of Number 1 is coped on kneelers, and it also has a lean-to rear addition.
Local climate
Number 1 (May Cottage) and Number 3 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 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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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