Hem Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Shropshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 February 1974. A C17 Farm. 1 related planning application.

Hem Farm

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Shropshire
Constituency
South Shropshire MP: Stuart Anderson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 February 1974
Type
Farm
Address
Hem Farm, Barrow
OS grid reference
SO 694 982
Coordinates
52.58118, -2.45294
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Hem Farm is a building with early 17th century fabric that has been covered with modern stucco. It features a timber frame and stands two storeys high with an attic. The windows and doorcase are modern, and the gable is plain. Historically, it was part of the endowment for the Barrow almshouses and served as the home of the bailiff of Wenlock in the 17th century.

Local climate

Hem Farm receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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