Digby Cottage Heron Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Milton Keynes local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 February 1984. Cottage. 1 related planning application.

Digby Cottage Heron Cottage

WRENN ID
silent-keystone-amber
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
Digby Cottage Heron Cottage, Newport Road, Gayhurst, MK16 8LG
OS grid reference
SP 850 466
Coordinates
52.11178, -0.76006
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Digby Cottage and Heron Cottage are two cottages that were originally part of a row of seven, dated 1738 and altered over time. They are constructed of rubblestone and feature a thatched roof with three stone chimneys. The cottages are one storey with an attic and have six upper windows, which are 2-light casements that rise into the thatch. Four of these windows belong to Digby Cottage, while two on the left are part of Heron Cottage. The ground floor windows have been altered, and there is a garage door on the left side. The remainder of Heron Cottage has been re-roofed with pantiles and altered, which is not considered of special interest. These cottages were built by George Wright after he emparked the Gayhurst estate between 1738 and 1739.

Local climate

Digby Cottage Heron Cottage 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 86% 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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  • Sale history — 4 transactions since 2002
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
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  • 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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