Battens is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Sussex local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 May 1983. Medieval building. 4 related planning applications.
Battens
- WRENN ID
- quiet-pinnacle-aspen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Sussex
- Constituency
- East Grinstead and Uckfield MP: Mims Davies (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 May 1983
- Type
- Medieval building
- Address
- Battens, Hammingden Lane, West Hoathly, RH17 6SS
- OS grid reference
- TQ 361 299
- Coordinates
- 51.05293, -0.05926
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Battens is an L-shaped medieval timber-framed building located in West Hoathly. The north wing dates from the late 13th century or early 14th century, while the west wing is from the 15th century. The building has two storeys and features three windows. The ground floor is faced with red brick, and the upper floor is tile-hung. It has a tiled roof, and the casement windows on the first floor are designed as hipped dormers.
Local climate
Battens receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% 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
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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