1-18, Moorashes is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 1978. A C17 Cottages. 11 related planning applications.

1-18, Moorashes

WRENN ID
solemn-paling-barley
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Hams
Constituency
South Devon MP: Caroline Voaden (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 March 1978
Type
Cottages
Address
1-18, Moorashes, Totnes, TQ9 5TN
OS grid reference
SX 802 602
Coordinates
50.4296, -3.68738
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a 17th-century terrace of cottages located at Moorashes, known historically as "Morass Cottages" in 1652, built on the medieval tide marsh. The cottages have been significantly altered and mostly refenestrated in the mid-19th century. They are two storeys high, with one or two windows each, and feature Welsh slate roofs with old rendered stacks. The fronts are colour washed and rendered, set against thick masonry walls. Most windows are 19th-century sash and casement types, with some at the rear having glazing bars. The doorways are recessed, with some featuring bracketed cornices, although most have modern doors. The cottages are included for their historical and group value.

Local climate

1-18, Moorashes receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 6 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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 — 15 transactions since 1996
  • Related listed building consents — 11 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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