Church Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. Residential.

Church Cottage

WRENN ID
ghost-gutter-laurel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 November 1984
Type
Residential
Address
Church Cottage, Great Elm
OS grid reference
ST 746 493
Coordinates
51.24235, -2.36442
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Church Cottage is a house that likely dates back to the 16th century, with some alterations made in the 20th century. It is constructed of random rubble and features coped verges along with a triple Roman tile roof. The building has three end rubble stacks and is designed in an "L" shape, although its frontages have changed significantly over time. The elevation facing the Church of St Mary Magdalene is two stories high and consists of four bays. Most of the windows are casements, except for an early 19th-century 8-pane sash window located on the first floor of the left bay, and a two-light stone-mullioned window beneath it on the ground floor. There is a door opening at the rear that is framed by a bead-moulded stone surround, leading to a 20th-century half-glazed door. Additionally, there are more two-light stone-mullioned windows at the rear of the cottage.

Local climate

Church Cottage receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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