Dove Cottage at Town End is a Grade I listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1967. House. 2 related planning applications.
Dove Cottage at Town End
- WRENN ID
- hollow-grate-moss
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 January 1967
- Type
- House
- Address
- Dove Cottage at Town End, Lakes, Westmorland and Furness, LA22 9SH
- OS grid reference
- NY 342 070
- Coordinates
- 54.45431, -3.01638
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Dove Cottage at Town End is a Grade I listed building and was the home of the poet William Wordsworth, making it a significant tourist attraction. The cottage consists of two small blocks arranged at right angles to each other, with a porch located in the angle. The northeastern part of the building likely dates from the late 17th century, while the northwestern block is from the 18th century. It is two storeys high, and the front facing the road features two windows on each floor, which have small leaded diamond panes. Inside, there is a 17th-century staircase and 18th-century panelling. The cottage is open to the public.
Local climate
Dove Cottage at Town End sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,440 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 94% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 61 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 37 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
- No sale records on file
- 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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