Ruthland is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 March 1986. Farmhouse.
Ruthland
- WRENN ID
- ruined-stone-torch
- 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
- Ruthland, Longtown, HR2 0EB
- OS grid reference
- SO 355 282
- Coordinates
- 51.94894, -2.93843
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Ruthland is a farmhouse dating from the 17th century, with alterations made in the mid-19th century and an extension added in the 20th century. It is constructed from sandstone rubble and features a Welsh slate roof. Originally designed in an L-plan, it has been modified to form a T-shape with a 20th-century extension to the east of the wing, which is aligned east-west. The main wing has gable-end stacks that are now enclosed to the east, and the entrance is located to the left of the center on the north front. The building has two storeys and attics.
On the entrance front, there is one 3-light 20th-century casement window to the left and two 3-light windows to the right. A surviving 3-light wooden diamond mullioned window with a hood mould can be found to the right of the doorway on the ground floor. There is also a 20th-century lean-to porch with a 20th-century ledged door. The interior has not been inspected, but it has been recorded by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England as having a plank-and-muntin panelled partition and a stone winder staircase.
Local climate
Ruthland receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2019
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