Beresford Cottage
BERESFORD COTTAGE, THE RAKES
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1188218
- Date first listed:
- 15-Mar-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Beresford Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- BERESFORD COTTAGE, THE RAKES
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:
- 2005-06-07
- Reference:
- IOE01/14430/15
- Rights:
- © Mr Clive Shenton. 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:
- 1188218
- Date first listed:
- 15-Mar-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Beresford Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- BERESFORD COTTAGE, THE RAKES
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:
- BERESFORD COTTAGE, THE RAKES
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Staffordshire
- District:
- Staffordshire Moorlands (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Alstonefield
- National Park:
- Peak District
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 12931 55813
Details
SK1255-1355 ALSTONEFIELD C.P. THE RAKES
9/44 Beresford Cottage -
G.V. II
Agricultural worker's cottage. Early to Mid C19. Coursed limestone rubble with flush ashlar dressings; clay tile roof with coped verges; ashlar integral end stack to West. 2 storeys; slightly irregular fenestration; one range of 4-pane sash windows to right hand, small ground floor fixed light window to left hand; central half glazed door; skylight to left. Attached to Beresford House (q.v.) with which it has considerable group value.
Listing NGR: SK1293155813
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 274397
- 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 18-Jun-2026 at 03:05:09.
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.