Fern Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 November 1954. House. 1 related planning application.
Fern Cottage
- WRENN ID
- fallen-grate-raven
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 2 November 1954
- Type
- House
- Address
- Fern Cottage, High Street, Clipston, LE16 9RU
- OS grid reference
- SP 713 815
- Coordinates
- 52.42703, -0.95203
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Fern Cottage is a house that likely dates from the late 17th century. It is constructed from squared coursed lias and features a timber frame with a thatched roof. The building has a three-unit plan with a cross wing on the right side and stands two storeys tall. The front elevation has a three-window range of casements with leaded lights and wooden lintels. To the left, there is a 20th-century six-panelled door. The ground floor is finished in painted stone, while the first floor is timber framed with close studding and diagonal bracing, which may have been restored in the 20th century. The gable facing the road is clad in weatherboarding on the upper section, while the left gable features ashlar parapets and kneelers. There are brick stacks at the ridge. The right elevation is similar but includes one three-light stone mullioned window on the ground floor. Inside, the ground-floor rooms have moulded beams.
Local climate
Fern Cottage receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2017
- 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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