Sweethams is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1974. Cottage.
Sweethams
- WRENN ID
- grey-ledge-river
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 January 1974
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Sweethams, Ottery St. Mary
- OS grid reference
- SY 096 988
- Coordinates
- 50.7822, -3.28314
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Sweethams is a 17th-century cottage that has undergone alterations and additions. It is two storeys high, constructed of cob with a thatched roof. The building features a wing at the southwest corner and another at the rear. It has casement windows with glazing bars. This picturesque cottage is situated in a prominent position on the road to Sidmouth Junction.
Local climate
Sweethams 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 greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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