New House

New House is a former vicarage that has been converted into a farmhouse, dated 1636. It is constructed of sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings and features a slate roof and timber-framed internal walls. The building has an unusual Y-shaped plan with three radiating wings to the north, south-east, and south-west, each containing an external lateral stack. The main entrance is located on the north-east face of the south-east wing.

There is a three-storey canted bay at the gable end of the south-west wing, which is a later extension, along with a further 20th-century lean-to on the west return of the north wing. The structure has three storeys and a basement, with a chamfered plinth, two moulded string courses, raised verges, and shaped corbels. Stone mullioned windows with hoodmoulds and metal casements are present throughout.

On the north-east entrance elevation, there is a two-storey gabled porch (restored in the 20th century) that abuts to the left of the stack. This porch features a 3-light window with leaded casements below the gable and is supported by two Doric columns. The date is inscribed on the capital of the right column. The entrance has a 4-centred arched doorway set in a square-headed opening with chamfered jambs and a heavy ledged door. There is also one 3-light window and one 4-light window on the east return face of the north wing.

Inside, the building has been greatly altered, but there are three stone fireplaces with chamfered jambs and 4-centred arched heads on the ground floor and one on the first floor of the south-east wing. Ovolo stop-chamfered ceiling beams and partly-exposed internal timber-framing can be seen. The panelled staircase mentioned by the Royal Commission on Historical Monuments is no longer present. The house was likely built for the Reverend Thomas Swift, a staunch Royalist and rector of the parish at that time, and he was the father of the author Jonathan Swift. The Y-plan design is an interesting feature, possibly alluding to the concept of the Trinity.