Rectory Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 July 1984. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.

Rectory Cottages

WRENN ID
grim-rampart-mallow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Hams
Constituency
South West Devon MP: Rebecca Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 July 1984
Type
Cottage
Address
Rectory Cottages, 1 and 2, Ermington, PL21 9NR
OS grid reference
SX 637 528
Coordinates
50.3596, -3.91739
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

A row of two cottages, dating to around the 18th and early 19th centuries. The cottages are constructed of stone rubble and have thatched roofs with gabled ends. They are two storeys high with a three-window front. The windows are 20th-century two-light casements with leaded panes. The front doors are 20th-century glazed and each has a thatched hood. Chimney stacks are visible at the gable ends. This property possesses group value from its contribution to the wider setting of Ermington.

Local climate

Rectory Cottages receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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 1997
  • Related listed building consents — 2 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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