The Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 August 1965. Residential.
The Cottage
- WRENN ID
- under-gateway-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Lewes MP: James MacCleary (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 August 1965
- Type
- Residential
- Address
- The Cottage, Ditchling Road, Plumpton, Lewes
- OS grid reference
- TQ 363 131
- Coordinates
- 50.902, -0.06287
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cottage is an L-shaped building located on Ditchling Road, likely dating from the 17th century, with a later addition at the back. It has three storeys and features two windows. The ground floor is constructed of painted brick, while the upper part is covered with weather-boarding. The building has two gables and a tiled roof. The sash windows are fitted with Venetian shutters and retain their glazing bars. A chimney breast made of flints and brick is located on the east wall.
Local climate
The Cottage receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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