The Townend is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 November 1952. Farmhouse. 4 related planning applications.
The Townend
- WRENN ID
- old-window-gorse
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 November 1952
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- The Townend, Bosbury, HR8 1JT
- OS grid reference
- SO 710 433
- Coordinates
- 52.08759, -2.42409
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Townend, formerly known as Upper Townend Farmhouse, is a farmhouse dating from around 1600, with later additions and alterations. It features a timber-framed structure with rendered infill, a sandstone plinth, and later additions in both brick and sandstone. The roof is tiled and from the 20th century, with a later brick chimney stack.
The building has three framed bays oriented south-west to north-east and faces south-east. It includes a north-east gable end stack and a central entrance. At the rear, there is a later parallel range with an additional lean-to. The farmhouse is two storeys high, with the south-east front displaying three casement windows. There are three-light windows on either side of a central two-light window, and similar three-light windows flank a large contemporary gabled porch. This porch features baluster-shaped pilasters, scrolled brackets, and a moulded lintel, leading to a ledged door. The framing of the building is largely intact, consisting of four square panels from the sill to the wall-plate, with angle bracing at the wall-plate.
Local climate
The Townend receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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