Wenslydale is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 May 1985. Cottage.
Wenslydale
- WRENN ID
- south-pier-spring
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 May 1985
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Wenslydale, 130, Main Road, Middleton Cheney
- OS grid reference
- SP 500 417
- Coordinates
- 52.07152, -1.27178
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Wensleydale is a cottage dating from the 18th century, constructed from coursed limestone and ironstone rubble. It features a thatched roof with flanking brick stacks and stands two storeys tall with three bays. The central doorway has a four-panel door with an overlight, a wooden lintel, and a gabled timber hood supported by brackets. The flanking windows have wooden lintels and consist of three-light wooden casements. The outer bays on the first floor also have similar windows, while the centre features a two-light casement window. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
Wenslydale sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% 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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- Sale history — 4 transactions since 1998
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