Arleston House Farmhouse

Farmhouse. Dating from the 14th century, with alterations in the 17th and 18th centuries. Constructed of coursed squared sandstone, timber framing, and red brick, with a plain tile roof, a brick ridge, and gable stacks. The north elevation features a gabled cross wing to the right. The ground floor to the left is of gritstone, with a chamfered plinth and two 20th-century casement windows. A doorway has been blocked. The first floor has exposed box framing with cement rendered infill, a small two-light casement to the left, and a large 20th-century casement to the right. The cross wing to the right has a stone plinth and rendered ground floor, with box framing above. It has a segment-headed doorway flanked by two-light casements. A later single-story brick range to the right has two doorways under flat arches, a two-light casement, and a three-light 20th-century casement. The south elevation has a sandstone ground floor of medieval character, with eight buttresses, the outer ones paired, each with three set-offs. A central doorway has a stone lintel and a 20th-century glazed door and overlight. A segmental arch marks a blocked doorway to the right. To the left are two wooden cross windows under segmental arches. Two similar windows are to the right, and another has a 20th-century casement. The first floor of red brick contains three 18th-century wooden cross windows under flat arches and one similar window with a 20th-century casement. Local tradition suggests Arleston House incorporates remains of the Preceptory of Yeaveley and Barrow, established in the 13th century by the Knights Hospitallers.