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

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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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