Knowle is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 November 1973. Country house. 9 related planning applications.
Knowle
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-bailey-sage
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 November 1973
- Type
- Country house
- Address
- Knowle, Sidmouth, EX10 0PP
- OS grid reference
- SY 152 900
- Coordinates
- 50.70418, -3.20136
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Knowle is a country house built in the 17th century, which was remodeled around 1840-50 to incorporate Gothic details. The building is constructed of stone rubble and sits on a plinth, featuring two storeys. The east front has wider outer bays, all three of which are gabled and adorned with saddlestones and finials. There are five stone mullioned and transomed windows with splayed reveals, drip moulds, and stone relieving arches above them. The house has a two-storey porch with a pointed arched doorway that also has a drip mould. The roof has a steep pitch and is covered with slate, while stone chimneys with offsets rise from the structure. Knowle is located in a picturesque setting near the hamlet in Sidbury Parish, to the northeast of Sidmouth.
Local climate
Knowle receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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 2015
- Related listed building consents — 9 applications
- 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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