Whitethorn Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 June 1972. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
Whitethorn Cottage
- WRENN ID
- stubborn-finial-elm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 June 1972
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Whitethorn Cottage, 46, Meadow Lane, Little Houghton, NN7 1AH
- OS grid reference
- SP 801 597
- Coordinates
- 52.23038, -0.82772
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Whitethorn Cottage is a cottage dating from the late 17th century to early 18th century, with alterations made in the 20th century. It is constructed of coursed limestone rubble and features a painted pantile roof with brick stacks at each end. The cottage has a two-unit plan and stands two stories high with a two-window range. There is a part-glazed plank door located to the right of the center, which has a wooden lintel and a straight hood supported by brackets. The ground floor has two-light casement windows, while the first floor has a two-light casement window to the right and a one-light casement window to the left, all featuring wooden lintels. To the left, there is a one-story, one-window extension with a lean-to roof. The interior includes chamfered spine beams and an open fireplace with a cambered bressumer.
Local climate
Whitethorn Cottage sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2006
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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