Swithen House is a Grade II listed building in the Barnsley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 November 1987. Farmhouse. 2 related planning applications.

Swithen House

WRENN ID
white-lancet-sienna
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Barnsley
Constituency
Barnsley North MP: Dan Jarvis (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 November 1987
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Swithen House, Huddersfield Road, S75 4DG
OS grid reference
SE 298 112
Coordinates
53.5967, -1.55028
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Swithen House is a farmhouse dating from the mid-18th century. It is constructed of coursed squared stone with quoins and has a stone slate roof. The building is four bays wide, with entrances originally located in bays one and three, although the entrance in bay one appears to have been created by enlarging a window opening. The right-hand window has also been enlarged. There are four-pane sash windows in bay two and to the first floor. All openings have raised, moulded surrounds, and a decorative band runs around the building between the two floors. The steeply-pitched roof has gable-copings on moulded kneelers, and brick end stacks. A lower, rendered addition to the left is not considered to be of particular architectural interest.

The rear elevation has a similar appearance to the front but is plainer. It features two windows and a door to the ground floor, all within plain raised surrounds. Four matching windows are located on the first floor. The interior of the house has not been inspected.

Local climate

Swithen House receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 52% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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  • Sale history — 6 transactions since 2001
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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  • 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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