Cromwell Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 June 1987. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
Cromwell Cottage
- WRENN ID
- steep-railing-woodpecker
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 June 1987
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Cromwell Cottage, Highbridge Road, Wappenham
- OS grid reference
- SP 624 457
- Coordinates
- 52.1067, -1.08968
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Cromwell Cottage is a 17th-century cottage that was renovated in 1936. It is constructed from coursed limestone and ironstone rubble, topped with a thatch roof and featuring brick ridge and end stacks. The building has an L-shaped plan and consists of two storeys and an attic, with the main range displaying three windows. The main facade facing the garden includes a glazed door to the left of center, which has a 20th-century timber lintel. To the right of the door are two 2-light casement windows, and to the left is a similar window. On the first floor, there is a small 2-light casement window above the door and a 3-light casement window to the right, all featuring timber lintels. The return wing has a 20th-century door next to the main range, also with a timber lintel, a 2-light casement window on the ground floor, a small rectangular window to the left, and another 2-light casement window on the first floor, all with timber lintels. There is a straight joint to the left of the door, marking the connection between the return wing and the main range. Inside, the cottage features chamfered spine beams and an open fireplace with a cambered bressumer.
Local climate
Cromwell 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 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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