Moor Abbey is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 June 1959. A C17 Farmhouse.

Moor Abbey

WRENN ID
silent-pinnacle-burdock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Herefordshire, County of
Constituency
North Herefordshire MP: Dr Ellie Chowns (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 June 1959
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Moor Abbey, Middleton on the Hill
OS grid reference
SO 544 632
Coordinates
52.26564, -2.66857
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Moor Abbey is a farmhouse dating from the late 16th century and early 17th century, with alterations made in the 18th century and further changes in the mid-19th century, along with minor modifications in the 20th century. The building has a timber-framed core that is completely encased in sandstone rubble and features part hipped tiled roofs. It has an irregular L-shaped plan with the main entrance located to the north-east and end stacks.

The north-east front includes a wing that projects forward to the left, featuring a gabled dormer with a 4-light casement window, a tripartite glazing bar sash window, and a 3-light window on the first floor. To the left of the entrance, there is a similar tripartite window with a segmental head and an inner square-headed doorway that holds a six-panelled door. A second wing, slightly set back to the right, has a gabled dormer window with a 4-light casement, a 3-light casement window on the first floor, and a 4-light mullioned window with leaded panes on the ground floor. The rear stack is adorned with decorative shafts.

Inside, the house features chamfered ceiling beams and a large open fireplace with chamfered jambs and a lintel. Moor Abbey was formerly owned by Leominster Priory and is situated within a moated site.

Local climate

Moor Abbey 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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