The Orchard is a Grade II listed building in the New Forest National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 October 1974. House. 1 related planning application.
The Orchard
- WRENN ID
- high-hammer-vermeil
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- New Forest National Park
- Constituency
- New Forest West MP: Sir Desmond Swayne (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 October 1974
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Orchard, Vaggs Lane, Hordle, SO41 0FP
- OS grid reference
- SZ 259 970
- Coordinates
- 50.77225, -1.63284
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Orchard is an 18th-century or earlier building, likely originally of timber and possibly incorporating earlier fabric. It is constructed of red brick, with some late timbering visible. A buttress is present. The building has a thatched roof and is of 1½ storeys, with three window bays, each featuring casement windows with glazing bars.
Local climate
The Orchard 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 93% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 8 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 93% 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 2000
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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