The Wilderness is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1987. House.
The Wilderness
- WRENN ID
- solemn-newel-hawthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1987
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Wilderness, Old Forge Lane, Preston Capes
- OS grid reference
- SP 575 547
- Coordinates
- 52.18825, -1.15993
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Wilderness is an 18th-century house located on Old Forge Lane in Preston Capes. It is built of coursed squared ironstone and features a slate roof with 20th-century brick end stacks. The house has a two-unit plan and is two storeys high, with a three-window range. The central door, which is from the 20th century, has an overlight and a timber lintel. Above the door, there is a two-light casement window, while there are three-light casement windows on both the ground and first floors to the left and right. All windows have timber lintels, and the first-floor windows are stop-chamfered. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
The Wilderness receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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