2, MARKET SQUARE (See details for further address information) is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1987. House.
2, MARKET SQUARE (See details for further address information)
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden MP: Gen Kitchen (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 June 1987
- Type
- House
- Address
- 2, MARKET SQUARE (See details for further address information), 5, Hind Stile, Higham Ferrers
- OS grid reference
- SP 960 684
- Coordinates
- 52.30593, -0.59333
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
No. 2 Market Square, which also includes No. 5 Hind Stile, is a house that has been converted into a shop. It dates from the early to mid-18th century and is constructed of regularly coursed limestone, with some parts rendered, and features a 20th-century plain tile roof. The building originally had a two-unit lobby-entry plan and stands two storeys high. It has a two-window range of 20th-century casements set in original sash openings on the first floor, while the ground floor features a 20th-century shop window. There is a central brick stack. The interior has not been inspected, but it is noted to have remains of an open fireplace. This building is included for its group value.
Local climate
2, MARKET SQUARE (See details for further address information) sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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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