Thistlebottom is a Grade II listed building in the Cumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 January 1986. Farmhouse.
Thistlebottom
- WRENN ID
- rooted-joist-lichen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cumberland
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 January 1986
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Thistlebottom, Boltons
- OS grid reference
- NY 287 391
- Coordinates
- 54.74183, -3.10766
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Thistlebottom is a farmhouse built in the late 18th century or early 19th century. It is constructed from coursed limestone rubble with flush red sandstone quoins. The roof is made of graduated greenslate and features a coped gable on the left side, along with stone chimney stacks. The building has two storeys and three bays, with a single-bay extension to the right under a common roof. The entrance includes a panelled door set in a painted stone surround. The windows are sash types with glazing bars, also framed in painted stone surrounds.
Local climate
Thistlebottom sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,310 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 59 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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