Matescroft is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Sussex local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 May 1983. A C17 Cottage.

Matescroft

WRENN ID
ancient-steeple-jackdaw
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
Cottage
Address
Matescroft, Mill Lane, Balcombe
OS grid reference
TQ 313 304
Coordinates
51.05806, -0.12743
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Matescroft is a timber-framed cottage dating from around 1600. It features painted brick infilling and has a tile-hung west wall. The cottage has a tiled roof and is two storeys high with two casement windows.

Local climate

Matescroft 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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