Townend Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Peak District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 March 1985. Farmhouse. 2 related planning applications.

Townend Cottage

WRENN ID
rooted-latch-gold
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Peak District National Park
Constituency
Staffordshire Moorlands MP: Dame Karen Bradley (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 March 1985
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Townend Cottage, Ilam, Ashbourne, Staffordshire Moorlands, DE6 2AZ
OS grid reference
SK 135 509
Coordinates
53.05548, -1.79857
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Townend Cottage is a farmhouse that likely dates from the early 19th century, with some alterations made in the mid-19th century. The building is constructed from coursed and squared limestone rubble and features a clay tile roof with deep overhanging eaves and ashlar detailing. It has a two-room plan and stands two storeys high, with two windows that have casements and segmental heads. The central door also has a segmental head and there is a bracketed gutter. Townend Cottage is part of the picturesque estate Alpine village created by Scott.

Local climate

Townend Cottage 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 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 28 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
  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2015
  • 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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