Magpies Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 June 1986. Cottage. 1 related planning application.

Magpies Cottage

WRENN ID
crooked-pier-dust
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 June 1986
Type
Cottage
Address
Magpies Cottage, the Green, Fittleton Cum Haxton, SP4 9PP
OS grid reference
SU 148 493
Coordinates
51.24305, -1.78876
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Magpies Cottage is a cottage located in a row, dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century. It is constructed of rendered cob or clunch and features a thatched roof. The building has two storeys and consists of two bays. There is a central entrance that leads to a lobby before the stairs, along with a later added gabled porch. The cottage has four-pane sash windows, and the thatch extends over two flush dormers, with gable stacks present as well.

Local climate

Magpies Cottage receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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 2021
  • 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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