Holcombe Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 April 1987. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
Holcombe Cottage
- WRENN ID
- hollow-barrel-kestrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Mid Devon
- Constituency
- Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 April 1987
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Holcombe Cottage, Hemyock, EX15 3PX
- OS grid reference
- ST 147 129
- Coordinates
- 50.90966, -3.21323
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Holcombe Cottage is a detached cottage likely dating from the early 19th century. It is constructed of roughcast rubble, possibly including some cob, and has a half-hipped and gable-end thatched roof. The cottage comprises two rooms, with the room to the right being smaller and unheated. A porch leads into a lobby which contains the staircase. A chimney stack is located at the left-hand end of the building, with a brick shaft. The front elevation has a two-window range; the windows are 2- and 3-light casements, likely added slightly later than the original structure. A timber porch, partially glazed, is situated at the front. The interior is simple, featuring an unchamfered lintel above the fireplace. Holcombe Cottage represents an unspoiled example of an early 19th century agricultural labourer's cottage.
Local climate
Holcombe Cottage receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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