Church Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 July 1986. House.
Church Cottages
- WRENN ID
- rooted-gargoyle-moss
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 July 1986
- Type
- House
- Address
- Church Cottages, Grafton
- OS grid reference
- SU 267 615
- Coordinates
- 51.35238, -1.61792
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Church Cottages are two houses that were formerly a Poor Law house, dating from the 17th to 18th century. They feature diaper brickwork with a rendered base and a thatched roof. The cottages are single storey with an attic, comprising three bays, and have a later rear wing on the right as well as a 20th-century rear extension. There is a central door accessed by three steps. The windows are timber casements, all with segmental heads. The building has external gable stacks, with the left stack enclosed by a later lean-to outshut that has a blocked door. The thatch extends over three dormers and is hipped. There is a sun insurance sign numbered 227746. Inside, the cottages have spine beams. The building is situated in an important location by the village pond and is listed for its group value.
Local climate
Church Cottages receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% 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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