Forest Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Fylde local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1986. A C18 Farmhouse.

Forest Farmhouse

WRENN ID
crumbling-lancet-sepia
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Fylde
Constituency
Fylde MP: Mr Andrew Snowden (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 June 1986
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Forest Farmhouse, High Street, Elswick
OS grid reference
SD 420 384
Coordinates
53.83898, -2.88192
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Forest Farmhouse is a farmhouse that likely underwent remodelling in the 18th century, originally dating from the 17th century or earlier. It is constructed of handmade brick, with a tile front now covered in grey render that is scored to resemble stone. The roof is slate, featuring a brick chimney located just in front of the ridge. The building has a three-bay baffle-entry plan and stands two storeys high. The door aligns with the chimney at the junction of the second and third bays, and there are three low three-light casements on each floor. A notable feature of the exterior is the right gable wall, which is narrowly separated from the neighbouring barn and incorporates two cruck blades.

Inside, the layout follows a standard 17th-century plan with a central housepart. The first bay is axially partitioned, containing a parlour at the front and a dairy at the rear, while the kitchen is located in the third bay, featuring a spere, exposed beams, and joists, along with fielded panel doors.

Local climate

Forest Farmhouse sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,360 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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