Finches is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 January 1955. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
Finches
- WRENN ID
- dusted-porch-river
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Chippenham MP: Sarah Gibson (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 January 1955
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Finches, Wood Street, Clyffe Pypard, SN4 7PY
- OS grid reference
- SU 073 769
- Coordinates
- 51.49107, -1.89549
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Finches is a cottage dating from the 18th century. It has been refaced with stone and brick and features a thatched roof that is half hipped at the rear. The building has a two-bay plan and is positioned adjacent to No 14 Wood Street. It includes a gable end stack, mid-20th century wood casement windows, and a central lean-to porch. The rear of the cottage has been extended with 20th-century additions. It is listed for its group value with No 14 and No 13.
Local climate
Finches receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- 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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