Cottage to North East of Holcombe (Brookside) is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 1987. Cottage.

Cottage to North East of Holcombe (Brookside)

WRENN ID
bitter-jamb-grain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Bridgwater MP: Sir Ashley Fox (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 January 1987
Type
Cottage
Address
Cottage to North East of Holcombe (Brookside), Spaxton
OS grid reference
ST 189 353
Coordinates
51.11164, -3.15958
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This cottage, located to the north-east of Holcombe (Brookside), dates from the 16th or 17th century and has undergone some later alterations. It features a rendered and colourwashed exterior with a thatched roof and a rubble stack on the right side. The building has a gable entry plan and is a single storey with an attic. There are two windows on the ground floor, which are 2-light casements with leaded lights and wooden lintels. In the attic, there is a similar casement window set under an eyebrow. The door opening is located on the right return and has a plank door. Adjacent to the door is a projecting bread oven, and there is also a 20th-century lean-to attached to the cottage.

Local climate

Cottage to North East of Holcombe (Brookside) receives an average of 900 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 22 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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