The Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 May 1985. Cottage.
The Cottage
- WRENN ID
- roaming-remnant-plum
- 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
- The Cottage, Field View, Marston St. Lawrence
- OS grid reference
- SP 537 425
- Coordinates
- 52.07835, -1.21679
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cottage is a cottage dating from the late 17th century to early 18th century. It is constructed from coursed limestone and ironstone rubble, topped with a slate roof and features brick stacks. The building has two storeys and two bays. On the ground floor, there is a three-light window with a wooden lintel and iron casement in the left bay, and a similar two-light window in the right bay. The first floor has a two-light window with wooden lintels and iron casements. The entrance is located on the left side and includes a wooden lintel and a plank door. Inside, there are stop-chamfered spine beams, with joists that were renewed in the 20th century, as well as open fireplaces and an original newel stair at the rear.
Local climate
The Cottage sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% 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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