New Mills Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 October 1952. Farmhouse. 3 related planning applications.

New Mills Farmhouse

WRENN ID
standing-tower-candle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 October 1952
Type
Farmhouse
Address
New Mills Farmhouse, Little Birch, HR2 6QW
OS grid reference
SO 524 301
Coordinates
51.96746, -2.69284
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

New Mills Farmhouse is a farmhouse that likely dates from the 17th century, with later alterations. It features a timber-frame and sandstone rubble construction, topped with Welsh slate roofs and brick stacks. The building is arranged in an L-plan, with arms extending roughly southwards and eastwards. It has a cellar, two storeys, and attics.

On the west elevation, there is a centrally placed 6-pane late 19th-century window below the eaves, and beneath it, a similar window with nine panes. To the right, there is a 2-light glazing bar casement, and below this is a segmentally-headed entry leading to the cellar with a ledged door. A large side stack is present, and to the extreme left, there is another 6-pane window beneath a small hipped roof projection. The main entry to the ground floor is from the north side through an early 20th-century gabled porch.

The south elevation displays some exposed framing on the right-hand side. Inside, the north side of the east/west range has exposed square framing, along with a 2-light 18th-century wrought iron casement, which is surrounded by 19th-century additions. The kitchen in the northeast corner contains a bread oven and a copper. The trusses of the east/west range feature raking struts, while the north gable of the north/south range has an unusual pattern of angle struts.

Local climate

New Mills Farmhouse receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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