The Orchards is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 May 1985. Cottage.
The Orchards
- WRENN ID
- first-pilaster-elder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 May 1985
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Orchards, Fittleworth, Chichester
- OS grid reference
- TQ 019 223
- Coordinates
- 50.99125, -0.54942
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Orchards is a cottage that dates back to the 17th century or earlier. It is two storeys high and features three windows. The building is constructed from stone rubble and has a tiled roof. The windows are of the casement type, and there is a stone chimney breast located on the north-east wall.
Local climate
The Orchards receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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