Cawston Old Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Rugby local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 July 1987. A C17 Farmhouse. 7 related planning applications.
Cawston Old Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- ghost-pewter-scarlet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Rugby
- Constituency
- Rugby MP: John Slinger (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 July 1987
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Cawston Old Farmhouse, CV22 7QR
- OS grid reference
- SP 475 740
- Coordinates
- 52.36284, -1.30266
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Cawston Old Farmhouse is a former farmhouse dating from the 17th century, with an addition made in the mid to late 18th century, and later 20th-century alterations. The original 17th-century range is timber-framed with jowled posts and brick infill, some of which has been replaced in the 20th century. The 18th-century addition is built of Flemish bond brick and features a string course and dentil cornice. Both ranges have tile roofs, with brick ridge and end stacks. The building is arranged in an L-shape, with a wing to the rear that has extended the plan to a more complex T-shape.
The 17th-century range is single-storey and attic in height, with two windows. It features late 20th-century casement windows, with three-light windows on the ground floor. A hipped dormer with two lights is positioned on the left side. The cross gable on the right side has an old, low three-light casement window. The return side features a three-light casement and a two-light dormer. The 18th-century range is two storeys high and has two windows. A moulded six-panelled door, with an overlight containing glazing bars in a wooden surround and a hood, is located in the angle between the ranges. Casement windows of two lights are above the door, and a three-light casement is to the right. The ground floor of the 18th-century range has a brick cambered arch. The catslide roof to the rear has two late 20th-century dormers.
Inside, the 17th-century range reveals exposed timber framing, some of which has been revealed. Ceiling beams are visible. There is an open fireplace, which has likely been altered. The 18th-century staircase has a straight flight with turned balusters.
Local climate
Cawston Old Farmhouse receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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.
- Sale history — 7 transactions since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 7 applications
- 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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