Cow House Immediately East of Old Newnham is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 February 1984. Cowhouse. 3 related planning applications.
Cow House Immediately East of Old Newnham
- WRENN ID
- carved-fireplace-fog
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Hams
- Constituency
- South West Devon MP: Rebecca Smith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 February 1984
- Type
- Cowhouse
- Address
- Cow House Immediately East of Old Newnham, Newnham Road, Sparkwell, PL7 5BH
- OS grid reference
- SX 552 573
- Coordinates
- 50.39835, -4.03803
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cowhouse located immediately east of Old Newnham dates from the 18th or 19th century. It is constructed of stone rubble and features a scantle slate roof with gabled ends. This long, two-storey building has segmental stone arch heads above its openings. The first floor includes loft doors, while the ground floor has stable doors and windows, along with a cart entrance on the left side. This structure is included for its group value.
Local climate
Cow House Immediately East of Old Newnham receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% 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.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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