Lower Cefn Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 March 1986. Farmhouse.

Lower Cefn Farmhouse

WRENN ID
steep-fireplace-umber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 March 1986
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Lower Cefn Farmhouse, Dulas
OS grid reference
SO 366 303
Coordinates
51.96791, -2.92331
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lower Cefn Farmhouse is a farmhouse that possibly dates back to the 17th century, with alterations made in the late 18th century and some minor changes in the 20th century. It is constructed from sandstone rubble and has a corrugated asbestos roof, which was formerly covered with stone slate. The building is aligned east to west and features a central cross-wing, a former through-passage, a main axial stack, and additional gable-end stacks, along with later minor lean-to additions.

The farmhouse is a single storey with an attic. On the north-west front, there is a lean-to to the left of the gable end of the cross-wing, which includes a 2-light casement window. To the right, there is a lean-to porch with an inner ledged door, a minor lateral stack with a bread oven, and a 2-light 20th-century window. Although the interior is not accessible, it is likely that the main room retains chamfered ceiling beams, as noted by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England.

Local climate

Lower Cefn Farmhouse receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 88% 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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