42 and 43, Compton Bassett is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 November 1987. A C17 House.

42 and 43, Compton Bassett

WRENN ID
solemn-bracket-martin
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
Chippenham MP: Sarah Gibson (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 November 1987
Type
House
Address
42 and 43, Compton Bassett, SN11 8RG
OS grid reference
SU 037 721
Coordinates
51.44845, -1.94705
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos 42 and 43 in Compton Bassett are a pair of houses dated 1642, with alterations made in the 19th century. They are constructed from whitewashed chalk rubble and feature Bridgwater tiles, along with end stacks and a ridge stack. The buildings are two storeys high and originally had a four-window range of four-light timber-mullion windows, with doors located in the outer bays. No 43 has triple casement windows, while No 42 has four-light casements, both of which are from the 19th century. The west end wall of No 42 displays a datestone marked 1642 WI, and features a first-floor four-light casement that includes the head of the original timber-mullion window, along with a ground-floor triple casement that has a moulded timber lintel.

Local climate

42 and 43, Compton Bassett 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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