Kings Cottage

Kings Cottage is an estate house dating from the late 16th century to early 17th century, possibly with a late medieval core. It features a colourwashed and rendered exterior, likely made of stone and cob, topped with a thatched roof that has a plain ridge and is hipped at the ends. The house has a single depth plan, oriented end-on to the road, with four rooms wide, facing south.

The earliest identifiable feature is a jointed cruck truss located over the right (east) end, which may indicate that this was the higher end of a former through passage plan house. There is a rear door opposite a possible blocked doorway to the right of center on the front, with a hall stack backing onto the passage. The lower end of the house may have been remodeled and extended in the late 17th century.

The exterior is two storeys high with an asymmetrical five-window south front, featuring a front door at the extreme left. The ground floor has four windows, which are mostly 19th or 20th century timber casements with glazing bars, while the first floor has three casements, two of which are likely from the 18th century and retain some square leaded panes. The rear (north) elevation includes three 19th or early 20th century plank doors and one first floor two-light casement.

Inside, the two right-hand rooms display exposed carpentry, including an axial beam with bar stops in the extreme right room and a crossbeam with bar stops in the adjacent room to the left. The beam is not centrally positioned, suggesting there may have been a through passage to the right. The roof features one side-pegged jointed cruck truss over the right (east) end, although access to the apex was not available during the survey. The other trusses appear to have straight principal rafters and may date from the late 17th century. Kings Cottage is situated on the edge of a well-preserved village characterized by traditional buildings.