Charlotte Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1973. Cottage.

Charlotte Cottage

WRENN ID
crooked-mortar-meadow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Buckingham and Bletchley MP: Callum Anderson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 April 1973
Type
Cottage
Address
Charlotte Cottage, Main Street, Gawcott with Lenborough
OS grid reference
SP 680 318
Coordinates
51.98118, -1.01085
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Charlotte Cottage is a cottage that likely dates from the mid to late 17th century, with alterations made in the 19th century and an extension added in the 20th century. The building is constructed from coursed limestone rubble, with a front made of brick in English bond that has been painted white. It features a thatched roof and brick stacks at either end. The cottage has a two-unit plan and is one storey high with an attic, displaying a two-window range.

The entrance is a plank door located slightly to the right of the center, topped with a chamfered wood lintel. There are three-light leaded casement windows on both the ground and first floors, also with wood lintels. The window on the first floor is set in an eyebrow dormer and contains some old glass. A rendered plinth supports the structure. At the rear, there is a single-storey extension from the 20th century.

Inside, the cottage features spine beams and an open fireplace with a bressumer.

Local climate

Charlotte Cottage sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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