Beehive Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Warrington local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 December 1983. Farmhouse.

Beehive Farmhouse

WRENN ID
north-banister-acorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Warrington
Constituency
Warrington South MP: Sarah Hall (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 December 1983
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Beehive Farmhouse, Barleycastle Lane, Appleton
OS grid reference
SJ 646 841
Coordinates
53.35314, -2.53279
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Beehive Farmhouse is a farmhouse that likely dates from the 17th century and has been altered over time. It has a T-shaped layout, with the front wing constructed of oak framing in rectangular panels sitting on a brick plinth, while the rear wing, which is probably from the late 18th century, is made of brick. The roofs are covered with red tiles, and the building was formerly thatched. The right gable may include parts of a former pair of crucks, while the left gable is rendered. There are brick chimneys that are flush on the left gable, left of center on the front ridge, and central on the rear wing. The front wing features three bays and is one storey high with attic bedrooms. Part of the 1½ storey rear wing was used as a shippon. The windows are small timber casements, likely from the 19th century, and there is one dormer gable on the front.

The interior, which has not been fully inspected, contains many oak beams and boarded doors with T hinges. The farmhouse likely originally had a lobby entrance but has been modified since then.

Local climate

Beehive Farmhouse sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,010 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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