The Hatchet is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 June 1969. Inn. 20 related planning applications.

The Hatchet

WRENN ID
nether-vestry-summer
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Berkshire
Constituency
Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 June 1969
Type
Inn
Address
The Hatchet, 12, Market Place, Newbury, RG14 5BD
OS grid reference
SU 472 670
Coordinates
51.40082, -1.3228
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Hatchet is an early 19th-century building, formerly known as the Hatchet Inn, now in single occupation. The date "John Childs 1807" is inscribed in the brickwork at the rear. The structure has three storeys, with the north building featuring four windows and the south building featuring three windows. It has a tiled roof, with the north building having a hipped roof. The exterior is finished in stucco with a rusticated ground floor. The windows are recessed sash windows with glazing bars, and the south building has keys to the first and second floor windows. There is a round-arched opening on the ground floor.

Local climate

The Hatchet receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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