Littlecot is a Grade II listed building in the Swindon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1955. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
Littlecot
- WRENN ID
- lesser-eave-ivory
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Swindon
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 January 1955
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Littlecot, High Street, Bishopstone, SN6 8PH
- OS grid reference
- SU 246 838
- Coordinates
- 51.5531, -1.64591
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Littlecot is a building that likely dates from the early 18th century and consists of two cottages made from chalk rubble resting on a sarsen stone plinth. The structure is one and a half storeys high and features a thatched roof. The left-hand cottage is lower and was slightly extended in the mid-19th century, showcasing brick quoins. It has one dormer that is cut into the thatch and one brick chimney. There is an angled bay on a brick base to the left of a plank door, which is sheltered by a thatched hood.
The right-hand part of the building is constructed from coursed and dressed chalk rubble. It has two ranges of windows featuring two and three light casements with timber lintels on the ground floor. This section includes one brick chimney and a cellar window to the right. There is also a single-storey extension to the right, which may have originally been a wagon shed; its opening is now blocked, but it has one window. Inside the right-hand cottage, there is a large fireplace with a slightly cambered lintel and chamfered surrounds.
Local climate
Littlecot receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction 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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