Waterfall Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 August 1983. Farmhouse.

Waterfall Farmhouse

WRENN ID
second-balcony-indigo
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bedford
Constituency
North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 August 1983
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Waterfall Farmhouse, Mill Road, Thurleigh
OS grid reference
TL 049 570
Coordinates
52.20139, -0.46552
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Waterfall Farmhouse is a farmhouse with origins dating back to the 17th century, which has been altered and extended in the 19th century. The south wing features color-washed plaster over a timber frame, while the north wing is constructed of color-washed plastered brick. The building has 20th-century tile roofs and follows a double pile plan with two parallel blocks. The rear block is one storey with attics, and the front block has two storeys. The north elevation is symmetrical, with a central front door situated beneath a blind window on the first floor. There are two sash windows with glazing bars on each floor.

Local climate

Waterfall Farmhouse sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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