The Folly is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1984. Cottage.
The Folly
- WRENN ID
- ancient-terrace-sunrise
- 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 Folly, Membury
- OS grid reference
- ST 276 027
- Coordinates
- 50.82006, -3.02855
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Folly is a cottage that dates from around the 17th century or earlier, with extensions added in the 18th or 19th century. It is built of stone rubble and features thatched roofs at three different levels, each with gabled ends. The original cottage is located at the east end and has one storey with an attic, displaying two windows with small modern casements. There is a rendered chimney stack at the end. At the west end, there are two extensions with thatched roofs, the westernmost of which was likely converted from an outbuilding.
Local climate
The Folly receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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