2, Nuns Lane is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1987. House.

2, Nuns Lane

WRENN ID
shadowed-forge-river
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 March 1987
Type
House
Address
2, Nuns Lane, Long Buckby
OS grid reference
SP 627 677
Coordinates
52.30415, -1.08086
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a house located at 2 Nuns Lane, dating from the early 18th century. It is constructed of coursed ironstone rubble, with some brick courses at the eaves, and features a slate roof with brick end stacks. The house is two stories tall with an attic and has a two-window range. The central door, which is from the 20th century, has a timber lintel above it. To the right of the door is a 19th-century canted bay window, while to the left is a 19th-century three-light casement window with a 20th-century timber lintel. There is also a small single-light window on the far left with a timber lintel. On the first floor, there are two three-light casement windows, with the right window featuring a stop-chamfered timber lintel. The roof includes two 20th-century dormers, and the gables are coped stone with kneelers. Inside, the house has stop-chamfered beams and an open fireplace with a stop-chamfered bressumer inscribed with S/MS/1709.

Local climate

2, Nuns Lane receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% 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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