Hillclose Farm House is a Grade II* listed building in the Darlington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 April 1952. House. 3 related planning applications.

Hillclose Farm House

WRENN ID
brooding-lantern-smoke
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington MP: Lola McEvoy (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 April 1952
Type
House
Address
Hillclose Farm House, Nunnery Lane, DL3 9QU
OS grid reference
NZ 266 146
Coordinates
54.52674, -1.58962
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Hillclose Farm House is a building that appears to date from the 17th century, although it has undergone alterations. It is L-shaped, with two storeys and an attic on the south front. The walls are constructed partly of rubble stone and partly of brick. A massive projecting stone chimney is located on the north front. Most of the windows are 18th century sashes, but there is also one two-light stone-mullioned window with a hoodmould that remains. The high-pitched roofs are covered with pantiles and feature stone coped gable ends with kneelers. There is a later gabled porch on the east side.

Local climate

Hillclose Farm House receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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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