The following text is from the original listed building designation:
1. 5280 COWDEN COWDEN Spode Lane (off) Leighton Manor Farmhouse TQ 4541 8/338 10.9.54.
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2. Late mediaeval hall house, with restorations. Hipped tiled roof with compound ridge stack. Cl9 tile hung 1st floor and brick ground floor. Projecting gabled left wing with offset external stack on inner return, Casement windows. Inside very heavy timbers, plank and muntin panelling, newel staircase and moulded beams. Remains of original paintwork on some door posts. Modern west extension in "Georgian" style, Court leets said to have been held here.
Listing NGR: TQ4532241394

English Heritage, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest (Map). SKE16160.