Smithy Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 March 1982. Cottage.

Smithy Cottage

WRENN ID
calm-pier-moon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Mid Buckinghamshire MP: Greg Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 March 1982
Type
Cottage
Address
Smithy Cottage, Little Missenden Village
OS grid reference
SU 922 989
Coordinates
51.68173, -0.66777
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Smithy Cottage is a 18th-century building, dated 1768 as indicated on the brick of the ground floor window jamb. This cottage is constructed at the end of Stephen's Farm Barn and features two bays and two storeys. It is made of red brick with some grey headers and has an old tile roof that is hipped to the left. The ground floor has cambered arches, and there are paired casement windows. A 'County' fire mark plaque is located between the first-floor windows, and there is an end door in the gable elevation.

Local climate

Smithy Cottage 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 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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  1. Barn to West of Smithy Cottage Grade II 14 m
  2. East Barn at Manor Farm Grade II 26 m
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  4. Manor Farm Cottage and Outbuildings to South and North East Grade II 38 m
  5. Boundary Wall, Gates, Gate Piers and Railings to South of the Manor House Grade II 40 m
  6. North Barn at Manor Farm Grade II 43 m
  7. Former Village Stores Immediately North of the White House Grade II 45 m
  8. Stephens Farm Barn to South of Manor Farm Cottage Grade II 48 m
  9. The White House Grade II 54 m
  10. The Manor House Grade II 60 m