The Little People is a Grade II listed building in the Forest of Dean local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1985. House, shop.
The Little People
- WRENN ID
- waiting-rampart-sable
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Forest of Dean
- Constituency
- Forest of Dean MP: Matt Bishop (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 January 1985
- Type
- House, shop
- Address
- The Little People, High Street, Newnham
- OS grid reference
- SO 690 117
- Coordinates
- 51.80344, -2.45041
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Little People is a mid-19th century dwelling and shop located on the west side of High Street in Newnham. The building is constructed of brick and features a Welsh slate roof. It stands three storeys high and has three windows, all of which are sash windows with glazing bars, set beneath stepped voussoirs on the ground and first floors. The shop front, dating from the 19th century, is divided into four sections with pilaster divides and has a continuous fascia. To the left, there is a six-panel door, flanked by two plate glass openings, with a new glazed door positioned in the center.
Local climate
The Little People receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 51% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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