Pennymarsh is a Grade II* listed building in the Test Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 December 1960. A C15 Cottage. 3 related planning applications.
Pennymarsh
- WRENN ID
- stony-rubble-dawn
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Test Valley
- Constituency
- Romsey and Southampton North MP: Caroline Nokes (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 December 1960
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Pennymarsh, Abbotts Ann, SP11 7SN
- OS grid reference
- SU 331 436
- Coordinates
- 51.19132, -1.52636
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Pennymarsh is a former pair of cottages that have been combined into one dwelling. The building dates from the 15th century, with additions from the 17th century and late 18th century. It features a timber frame, brickwork, and a thatched roof. The central section of the structure is a medieval cruck-framed hall, which had a first floor added in the late 16th or early 17th century, along with a large chimney. There are 18th-century extensions at both ends and some re-cladding of the central part from the same period.
The east elevation has one storey and an attic, with three windows above five. The overall thatched roof is half-hipped at the ends, and the eaves are raised above two upper windows. The north side of the frame is exposed, featuring brick infill, while the west side has brick walls in Flemish bond with blue headers and cambered openings. The windows are casements, and there is a boarded door with a thatched hood supported by posts. The south gable, which faces the roadway, has brickwork above the eaves level and four horizontal flint panels below.
Inside, the cruck framework is visible, along with stop-chamfered beams and joists. There is a bread oven built into the chimney and two staircases.
Local climate
Pennymarsh receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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 — 1 transaction since 2018
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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