Cross Hill Field Barn, 320 Metres North West of Rennygill Bridge is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1986. Barn.

Cross Hill Field Barn, 320 Metres North West of Rennygill Bridge

WRENN ID
frozen-foundation-aspen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland MP: Dr Sam Rushworth (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 June 1986
Type
Barn
OS grid reference
NY 861 207
Coordinates
54.58196, -2.21591
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Cross Hill Field Barn is a field barn dating from the early to mid-19th century, located 320 metres north-west of Rennygill Bridge. The barn is constructed from coursed rubble and has stone-flagged roofs.

The structure is two storeys high with a three-bay left section that features flush quoins. There is a Dutch door in the left bay, which has a flush lintel and alternating jambs, along with three first-floor breathers. The roof has coped gables.

The one-storey right section has two bays and also features flush quoins. It includes a Dutch door in the left bay with an identical surround, and the roof has a coped right gable. The right return of the barn has a boarded first-floor opening set in a flush surround.

This barn is an important feature in the landscape.

Local climate

Cross Hill Field Barn, 320 Metres North West of Rennygill Bridge sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,090 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 62 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 41 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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