Orchard Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 December 1984. Cottage.

Orchard Cottage

WRENN ID
woven-kitchen-meadow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 December 1984
Type
Cottage
Address
Orchard Cottage, 11, Lower Vellow, Stogumber
OS grid reference
ST 096 389
Coordinates
51.14235, -3.29354
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Orchard Cottage is a cottage located at the end of a row in Stogumber, dating from the 17th century, with alterations made in the 18th century and mid-20th century. It is constructed of red sandstone random rubble and features a thatched roof that is hipped to the right, with a tall brick chimney rising from the eaves and a stone chimney situated at the junction with No 9 Lower Vellow. The cottage has a plan that includes two cells and a cross passage. It stands two storeys high and has three bays, with two-light 20th-century casement windows and a central plank door. On the right side, there is a dormer window next to the brick chimney.

Local climate

Orchard Cottage receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% 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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