81, Townend is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 April 1987. House.
81, Townend
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-foundation-sepia
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 April 1987
- Type
- House
- Address
- 81, Townend, All Cannings
- OS grid reference
- SU 073 622
- Coordinates
- 51.35891, -1.89579
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
No. 81 Townend is a house dating from the 17th century. It has a timber frame that was refaced in late 18th to early 19th century diaper brick and features a thatched roof. The building is single storey with an attic and consists of two bays, following a gable lobby entry plan. The entrance has a boarded door with a thatched canopy above it. There are 19th century timber casement windows with segmental brick arches and two flush dormers. The left gable has a stack with three flues. Inside, there is a timber framed cross wall, and the inner room is divided longitudinally. The hall features a chamfered spine beam, but the fireplace has been blocked.
Local climate
81, Townend receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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