Wigley Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1986. Farmhouse. 1 related planning application.
Wigley Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- errant-foundation-umber
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Shropshire
- Constituency
- Shrewsbury MP: Julia Buckley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 March 1986
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Wigley Farmhouse, Westbury
- OS grid reference
- SJ 374 083
- Coordinates
- 52.66892, -2.92676
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Wigley Farmhouse is a farmhouse that likely dates from around 1600, with a refronting that probably occurred in the late 19th century. The front is made of red brick, while the right gable end is constructed of stone rubble, and the left end gable is rendered. It features a plain tile roof and has two brick ridge stacks. The building has a T-shaped plan, with a front range consisting of three rooms and a lobby entry, which has been extended to four rooms with later additions at the rear.
The southeast front is a single storey plus attic and has a two-window range of casements in canted bays. There is a plank door to the right, aligned with the stack, and a small single-light window, likely for the staircase, to the left of centre under the eaves. Additionally, there are two gabled dormers. The right gable end includes ground-floor and attic three-light casements. The house is now accessed through a later lean-to addition at the rear.
Inside, it is reported that there is a large open fireplace at the northwest end, along with a likely original winder staircase in the east corner. The two central rooms of the main range are also said to have deeply chamfered ceiling beams. The rear range is reported to have a cellar. Access to inspect both the interior and exterior of Wigley Farmhouse was refused during a resurvey in August 1985. Information about the interior was obtained from a manuscript plan in the Shropshire Record Office, prepared during fieldwork for the Victoria County History.
Local climate
Wigley Farmhouse receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 46 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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 — 3 transactions since 2022
- 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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