The Orchard is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1984. Cottage.
The Orchard
- WRENN ID
- watchful-bronze-weasel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 October 1984
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Orchard, 1 and 2, Stepps Road, Axmouth
- OS grid reference
- SY 261 908
- Coordinates
- 50.71244, -3.04759
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Orchard is a cottage range dating from the 18th century, constructed of roughcast stone rubble. It features a thatched hipped roof and stands two storeys tall. The building has a four-window range with small modern casements that include leaded panes. There are modern glazed doors and timber porches. The thatched roof is found on No 2, while No 1 has a tiled roof. The cottage also has rendered brick chimney stacks located centrally and at the ends.
Local climate
The Orchard receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% 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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