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A dirt road in Fenstanton with cottages in the background, featuring figures including children, a man, and a pram.

Honey Hill, Fenstanton. Old Thatch on left. (Undated)

The Old Thatch, 15 & 17 Honey Hill, Fenstanton

History of the Old Thatch

Listed Building

C17 cottage.

A boy with a basket stands by a pool near cottages on Honey Hill in Fenstanton, with a wooden fence crossing the water.

Honey Hill, Fenstanton (undated)

The pond at Honey Hill was filled about 1970. The wooden rails prevented horses going in at the deep end. The Old Thatch used to be a bakehouse.

A long, single-story white cottage with a thick thatched roof, chimneys, and several lattice windows behind a low brick wall.

Old Thatch, Honey Hill, Fenstanton (RGL2025)

Building dates

  • Built 1600–1699
Sources for this date
  • Built by 1899: EPC construction age band: before 1900
  • Built 1600–1699: Listed building: C17 (grade II)

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Projects

  • Fenstanton

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