Birks Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Yorkshire Dales National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1984. Cottage. 4 related planning applications.

Birks Cottage

WRENN ID
other-trefoil-bone
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Yorkshire Dales National Park
Constituency
Morecambe and Lunesdale MP: Lizzi Collinge (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 June 1984
Type
Cottage
Address
Birks Cottage, Birks Lane, Sedbergh, Westmorland and Furness, LA10 5HQ
OS grid reference
SD 651 914
Coordinates
54.31731, -2.53762
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Birks Cottage is likely from the 18th century and has been recently renovated. The walls are of mixed random rubble construction, with some quoins, although the north gable wall is now pebble-dashed. It has a stone slate roof. The cottage follows a small double-depth plan and features a small porch attached to the north gable wall. It is two storeys high and has two windows, both with renewed six-pane sashes and exposed window boxes. The entrance is through a rebuilt stone porch on the north gable. A gable chimney is situated on the left-hand side. The interior has not been inspected. The cottage is included on the list for its group value.

Local climate

Birks Cottage sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,350 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% 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 59 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 36 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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  • Sale history — 7 transactions since 1997
  • Related listed building consents — 4 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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