Benby House Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the South Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1986. Farmhouse.
Benby House Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- western-merlon-bone
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Derbyshire
- Constituency
- South Derbyshire MP: Samantha Niblett (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 October 1986
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Benby House Farmhouse, Church Road, Egginton
- OS grid reference
- SK 268 278
- Coordinates
- 52.8472, -1.60344
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Benby House Farmhouse is a rectory that has been converted into a farmhouse, dating from the 18th century and early 19th century. It is constructed of red brick and features a Welsh slate roof with brick gable stacks. The south side has stone coped gables and a parapet. The building is two storeys high and has a south elevation with two bays. On the ground floor, there are two canted bay windows with fixed small pane lights and French windows. Above these, there are two tripartite glazing bar sashes set under wedge brick lintels. A brick band runs along the base of the parapet.
On the east elevation, there is a broad porch supported by four Tuscan Doric columns. The round-arched doorway has a fluted surround and features a half-glazed 19th-century door with a fanlight that has intersecting glazing bars. To the right of the porch is a canted bay window, and above it are three glazing bar sashes under wedge brick lintels. The 18th-century rear wing includes a dentil cornice on the west side, a round-arched doorway with a fanlight and intersecting glazing, along with later window additions. Inside, the farmhouse boasts an open well staircase that is curved on its inner side, featuring an open string, stick balusters, and a wreathed handrail.
Local climate
Benby House Farmhouse receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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