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

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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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