Yew Tree Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Wokingham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 February 1986. Farmhouse. 4 related planning applications.

Yew Tree Cottage

WRENN ID
last-baluster-azure
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wokingham
Constituency
Wokingham MP: Clive Jones (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 February 1986
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Yew Tree Cottage, Part Lane, Swallowfield, RG7 1TB
OS grid reference
SU 730 637
Coordinates
51.3677, -0.9514
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

A small farmhouse, now a cottage, dating from the late 16th century, with significant alterations in the 18th century. The cottage is constructed of painted brick with an old tile gabled roof. It has a rectangular plan with a small extension at the rear. The two-storey front has four bays, with the centre two bays at the first floor blocked. Ground floor windows are 3-light 18th-century casements with segmental heads; a 2-leaf panelled door is located in the third bay from the left, sheltered by a flat hood on wooden posts with lattice sides. A late 18th-century lean-to extension adjoins the right side. An old fire insurance plaque is affixed to the first-floor wall, left of centre. The interior features an inglenook fireplace, and a section of timber frame with wattle and daub is visible on the old gable beneath the extension roof.

Local climate

Yew Tree Cottage receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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 — 6 transactions since 2000
  • Related listed building consents — 4 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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