Swan Thatch

This detached cottage, named Swan Thatch, likely originates from around 1600 and has been modified since. It is built of ham stone rubble with a thatched roof featuring stepped coped gables and brick chimney stacks at the ends and in between the bays. The cottage is two storeys high and has four bays. It has horizontal-bar casement windows; the windows in bays 1 and 3 have four lights, while bays 3 and 4 have three lights. All windows have timber lintels, and the upper window in bay 1 is set into the thatch, a feature of the eaves over bays 1 and 2. A boarded door is set in a heavy frame in bay 2, and another similar door is set in a deep recess to the left of bay 4. There is a timber lean-to against the west gable, and a linking covered wing attached to the east gable. An outshut is located at the rear.

The interior is reported to have a three-room cross-passage plan, reflecting what was likely a single-storey house originally. A staircase and main fireplace are located alongside the passage. The main room has a six-panel beamed ceiling. A later oven is situated in the northwest corner. The roof features early collar and tie beam trusses with closed posts.

A low stone wall with wrought-iron spearpoint railings, which have arch-braced urn-cap finials and carved returns at each end, encloses a small garden to bays 3 and 4. A matching gate is positioned opposite the door in bay 4. The cottage was formerly the village bakery and later served as a Post Office.