High Ludderburn is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 July 1987. House. 1 related planning application.

High Ludderburn

WRENN ID
proud-stair-gold
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 July 1987
Type
House
Address
High Ludderburn, Cartmel Fell, Westmorland and Furness
OS grid reference
SD 404 912
Coordinates
54.31303, -2.91652
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

High Ludderburn is an 18th-century house located in Cartmel Fell. It is constructed of roughcast stone and features a slate roof. The building has two storeys and three bays, with a drip course above the ground floor. The ground-floor windows are small-paned casements, while the first-floor windows have small-paned fixed glazing with pivoted upper parts. There is a central entrance that is sheltered by a lean-to canopy, and the house has gable-end stacks. The rear of the building has few windows. High Ludderburn is included in the register for its group value context.

Local climate

High Ludderburn sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,520 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2026
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
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  • 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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