Written Stone Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Ribble Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 November 1983. Farmhouse. 6 related planning applications.
Written Stone Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- weathered-flint-bistre
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Ribble Valley
- Constituency
- Ribble Valley MP: Maya Ellis (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 November 1983
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Written Stone Farmhouse, Written Stone Lane, Longridge, PR3 2ZN
- OS grid reference
- SD 625 378
- Coordinates
- 53.83585, -2.57002
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The property is a farmhouse, likely dating from the late 18th century. It is constructed of sandstone rubble with a slate roof and is arranged in an L-shape. The front facade has three bays, distinguished by chamfered quoins and windows with three lights, featuring square stone mullions and simple stone surrounds. The central window on the first floor has a plain stone surround with a semi-circular head. The front door also has a plain stone surround with a semi-circular head.
Local climate
Written Stone Farmhouse sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,290 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2024
- Related listed building consents — 6 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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