Cockermouth Castle (Residence of Lord Egremont) is a Grade I listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 August 1951. Castle. 1 related planning application.

Cockermouth Castle (Residence of Lord Egremont)

WRENN ID
lunar-gargoyle-harvest
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Cumberland
Constituency
Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 August 1951
Type
Castle
Address
Cockermouth Castle (Residence of Lord Egremont), Castlegate, CA13 9EU
OS grid reference
NY 122 308
Coordinates
54.66539, -3.36201
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Cockermouth Castle, now a residence, occupies the north side of the outer ward. It is a late 18th-century house, originally separate cottages, constructed of stone and displaying a Georgian character. The two-storey structure has eight sash windows on the upper floor and three doors with sash windows on the ground floor. Most windows are 12-paned and feature plain stone architraves. The roof is slate-covered, with stone chimneys. The east end of the building adjoins the Gatehouse. The inhabited portions of Cockermouth Castle are considered as a group with the uninhabited parts of the castle.

Local climate

Cockermouth Castle (Residence of Lord Egremont) sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,420 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
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