Mansfield Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1987. Cottage. 3 related planning applications.
Mansfield Cottage
- WRENN ID
- burning-tower-willow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 March 1987
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Mansfield Cottage, Watling Street, Kilsby, CV23 8YE
- OS grid reference
- SP 563 711
- Coordinates
- 52.33528, -1.17373
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Mansfield Cottage is a mid-18th century cottage constructed from coursed limestone rubble with a thatched roof and brick stacks. The building has two storeys and an attic, featuring four bays. There is a blocked doorway with a wooden lintel in the left bay. The second and third bays from the left contain three-light casement windows, also with wooden lintels. The right bay and the second bay from the right each have similar two-light windows. On the first floor, there are three-light casement windows with wooden lintels. The left gable is coped and has kneelers. An attic window with a wooden lintel and a 20th-century casement is located on the left side. The right side of the cottage has been partly rebuilt in brick. The entrance at the rear features a wooden lintel and a ribbed plank door. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
Mansfield Cottage receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 3 applications
- 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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