Wittington Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 January 1987. Cottages. 1 related planning application.

Wittington Cottages

WRENN ID
stranded-hearth-grove
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Wycombe MP: Emma Reynolds (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 January 1987
Type
Cottages
Address
Wittington Cottages, 3, 4 and 5, Henley Road, Medmenham, SL7 2ES
OS grid reference
SU 818 848
Coordinates
51.5564, -0.82015
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Wittington Cottages comprise three cottages arranged in an L-shaped block. The central two bays date back to the late 18th century, with extensions added around 1900: one bay to the west and a wing to the east. The south front of the original central portion is constructed of knapped flint with simple flint surrounds to the openings. The north wall is of flint with brick dressings. The extension to the left is built of vitreous header brick with red brick dressings, while the wing to the right is of knapped flint with brick dressings. The roofs are of plain tiles, with brick chimneys. Wooden bargeboards and some tile-hanging are present on the gables of the extensions.

The original 18th-century bays feature three-light casement windows; the ground floor windows have leaded glass, and the upper windows have wooden glazing bars. A central entrance has a flush-panelled door beneath a wooden cornice hood. The 1900 extensions have barred wooden casement windows, and those in the right wing are accentuated by brick Tudor hoodmoulds.

Local climate

Wittington Cottages sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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  • Sale history — 4 transactions since 1997
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
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  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
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