Orphirvilla is a Grade II listed building in the Tunbridge Wells local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 May 1986. Cottage.

Orphirvilla

WRENN ID
still-foundation-summer
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Tunbridge Wells
Constituency
Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 May 1986
Type
Cottage
Address
Orphirvilla, High Street, Cranbrook & Sissinghurst
OS grid reference
TQ 772 359
Coordinates
51.09536, 0.52992
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Orphirvilla is a cottage dating from the early to mid-19th century. It features a timber frame, with red brick cladding on the ground floor and tile hanging on the first floor. The roof is plain tiled, gabled towards the street, and has simple barge boards. There are tall side stacks on the left side of the building. The cottage is two storeys high with a garret, and has two windows on the first floor, along with a smaller single window in the gable, all of which are glazing bar sashes. On the ground floor, there is a flat-headed canted bay window to the left and a half-glazed door to the right, which is sheltered by a porch hood supported by a long bracket. This building is included for its group value.

Local climate

Orphirvilla 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 greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 27 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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