Merrimans Hill Farmhouse

Merriman's Hill Farmhouse is a farmhouse, now a house, likely dating from the late 15th century, with reconstructions and additions from the late 16th to early 17th century, including a massive stack, and further additions from the 19th century. It was restored in 1987-1988. The building is timber-framed with reddish brick infill on the right range and reddish brick on a blue lias stone plinth in parts, topped with plain-tile roofs and featuring an internal and massive right lateral stack.

The exterior consists of a single square-bay core with additional ranges forming a main range with a cross-wing to the right and infill. It has one storey and attic as well as two storeys, with a two-window range. There are entrances to the left and off-centre, both with 20th-century plank doors. The windows are 20th-century casements with two and three lights, and there is a fixed-light diamond window below the gable apex. A catslide roof descends to the left, featuring a window and a dormer above. The cross-wing displays square-panel framing, and there is a massive external stack at the right end, along with further lateral stacks. The right end has 20th-century French doors and additional casements in a section of square-panel framing on the stone plinth. The left end has been rebuilt in the 20th century, and there is further framing and a 20th-century conservatory at the rear.

Inside, there is an open fireplace with part of the hood remaining, and the partition walls feature massive close-studding, with some timbers splayed. The roof is likely from the 17th century. The farmhouse forms a group with a barn range approximately 20 meters to the west.

Historically, the Wootton Wawen Report concluded that the house incorporates significant elements of an earlier, probably 15th-century building, which were reused in a total reconstruction around 1700. The surviving sections of the earlier frame suggest that the original building was likely larger than the later reconstruction.