The Old Cottage
THE OLD COTTAGE, HAMPERMILL LANE
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1174328
- Date first listed:
- 03-Oct-1985
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD COTTAGE, HAMPERMILL LANE
Have you got a photo to share?
Join the Missing Pieces Project. We want you to share your photos and memories.
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2007-01-01
- Reference:
- IOE01/16077/02
- Rights:
- © Mr Anthony Sidell. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1174328
- Date first listed:
- 03-Oct-1985
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD COTTAGE, HAMPERMILL LANE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD COTTAGE, HAMPERMILL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- Three Rivers (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Watford Rural
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 09754 93943
Details
TQ 09 SE WATFORD RURAL HAMPERMILL LANE (Northwest side) Oxhey
9/340 The Old Cottage
GV II
House, used as labourer's accommodation for Hamper Mill, 1776 to 1908. Late C17 or early C18, raised a storey and refronted in early C19. Originally timber framed first floor on brick ground floor, rebuilt in brick and roughcast. Slate roof. 3 storeys. 2 bays. Ground floor: 2 entrances, doorcases with reeded jambs and small hoods, two 3 light casements. First floor 16 pane sashes. Second floor 12 pane sashes. Casements to rear. Central stack on front pitch. Left end stack adjoins Hamper Mill House (q.v.). To right adjoins Hamper Mill Cottage (q.v.). Interior: ground floor chamfered bearers and first floor posts and braces visible in rear wall.
Listing NGR: TQ0975493943
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 158985
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 05-Jun-2026 at 22:18:21.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.