Rookcross is a Grade II listed building in the Horsham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 November 1980. House. 1 related planning application.

Rookcross

WRENN ID
south-sill-dew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Horsham
Constituency
Horsham MP: John Milne (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 November 1980
Type
House
Address
Rookcross, Bassell's Lane, West Grinstead, RH13 8LL
OS grid reference
TQ 163 200
Coordinates
50.96809, -0.34463
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Rookcross is likely a 17th-century building. It is a two-storey structure with seven windows. The building is now faced with red brick, with the first floor at the south end weather-boarded. It has a hipped tiled roof and casement windows. A modern gabled porch has been added.

Local climate

Rookcross receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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  • Sale history — 9 transactions since 1996
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • 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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