Socknersh Manor is a Grade II listed building in the Rother local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 August 1961. Manor. 2 related planning applications.

Socknersh Manor

WRENN ID
old-tallow-ebony
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rother
Constituency
Bexhill and Battle MP: Dr Kieran Mullan (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 August 1961
Type
Manor
Address
Socknersh Manor, Fontridge Lane, Brightling, TN19 7DE
OS grid reference
TQ 698 231
Coordinates
50.98282, 0.41907
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Socknersh Manor is an early 17th century timber-framed building with an irregular plan that has been restored and enlarged. It stands two storeys high and features four windows. The exterior is characterized by red brick infilling arranged in herring-bone and geometrical patterns, topped with a tiled roof. The building has casement windows and two doorways, each adorned with gabled hoods supported by carved male figures, which are referred to in local tradition as "the baby eaters." Inside, the manor retains contemporary panelling and an overmantel.

Local climate

Socknersh Manor receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 2017
  • Related listed building consents — 2 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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