Falcon Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1987. Cottage. 3 related planning applications.
Falcon Cottage
- WRENN ID
- rough-lead-amber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1987
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Falcon Cottage, Old Forge Lane, Preston Capes, NN11 3TD
- OS grid reference
- SP 573 547
- Coordinates
- 52.18778, -1.16218
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Falcon Cottage is a cottage dating from the 18th century, located on Old Forge Lane in Preston Capes. It is constructed of coursed ironstone rubble with a thatched roof and features brick end stacks, one of which sits on a stone base. The cottage has a two-unit plan and is a single storey with an attic, presenting a two-window range. On the ground floor, there are two 2-light casements with timber lintels, along with a small overlight window in an eyebrow dormer in the attic. To the right, there is a single-storey extension with a door located at the rear. Inside, the cottage includes an open fireplace and stop-chamfered spine beams.
Local climate
Falcon Cottage receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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 — 2 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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