The Priory is a Grade II listed building in the Swindon local planning authority area, England. House. 2 related planning applications.
The Priory
- WRENN ID
- ancient-brass-yew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Swindon
- Constituency
- Swindon North MP: Will Stone (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Priory, Thornhill Road, South Marston, SN3 4RX
- OS grid reference
- SU 190 868
- Coordinates
- 51.58049, -1.72632
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Priory is a mid-17th century building that stands two storeys high with a gable-lit attic. It is constructed of rubble and features a stone tile roof. There is a large chimney located off-centre to the left, which has three diagonal shafts made of breeze-block. The building has three ranges of late 19th century sash windows, although the lintels have been modernized. On the first floor to the right, there are traces of a former three-light mullion window surround. Additionally, there is a modern lean-to porch situated off-centre to the right.
Local climate
The Priory receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- 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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