The Ford is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. Farmhouse. 1 related planning application.
The Ford
- WRENN ID
- idle-trefoil-grove
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- The Ford, Middleton on the Hill, SY8 4BD
- OS grid reference
- SO 546 650
- Coordinates
- 52.2817, -2.6661
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Ford is a farmhouse located in Middleton on the Hill, dating from the 17th century, with alterations made in the 18th century and further changes in the late 19th and 20th centuries. The building has a timber-framed core that has been almost entirely refaced in sandstone rubble, with brick stacks and a slate roof. It has an irregular plan, with a former L-plan house now surrounded by later additions to the north and east. The house features both axial and lateral stacks and has its entrance on the east front.
The east front has two gables on the left and one on the right of the doorway, which is flanked by triangular-headed sidelights. There are 3-light casement windows and a 2-light window above the doorway. The ground floor includes a canted bay window and a 3-light casement window to the left, and another canted bay window to the right of the doorway, which has a 6-panelled door. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
The Ford 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 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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