Forge Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Test Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1984. Cottage.
Forge Cottage
- WRENN ID
- gentle-passage-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Test Valley
- Constituency
- Romsey and Southampton North MP: Caroline Nokes (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 October 1984
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Forge Cottage, High Street, Shipton Bellinger
- OS grid reference
- SU 231 454
- Coordinates
- 51.20802, -1.66946
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Forge Cottage is a cottage dating from the late 18th century, with extensions added in the early 19th century on the west side and early 20th century on the east side. The building is constructed of flint and brick and features a thatched roof. It has one storey and an attic, with three windows. The roof is half-hipped, and the eaves are raised above the upper windows. The central section of the wall displays thin horizontal flint bands, brick quoins, bands, a cambered arch, and a plinth. The west side is primarily flint with brick dressings, while the east side is made of brick. The windows are casements, and there is a four-panelled door located within a timber-framed open porch.
Local climate
Forge Cottage receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% 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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