The George Public House is a Grade II listed building in the Ashford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1980. A C18 Public house. 2 related planning applications.

The George Public House

WRENN ID
noble-storey-ivory
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Ashford
Constituency
Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 October 1980
Type
Public house
Address
The George Public House, the Street, Bethersden, TN26 3AG
OS grid reference
TQ 928 402
Coordinates
51.12905, 0.75512
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The George Public House is an 18th-century building located on the south side of The Street in Bethersden. It stands two storeys high, with a ground floor made of red brick and a first floor that is tile-hung. The roof is hipped and tiled, and there are outside chimney stacks. The building features four triple sash windows and two doorcases that are topped with pediments.

Local climate

The George Public House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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 2002
  • 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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