Manor Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Bedford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1987. A C17 Farmhouse. 2 related planning applications.

Manor Farmhouse

WRENN ID
pitched-frieze-russet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Bedford
Constituency
North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 August 1987
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Manor Farmhouse, Park Lane, Sharnbrook, MK44 1LS
OS grid reference
SP 997 598
Coordinates
52.22769, -0.54046
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Manor Farmhouse is a large 17th century farmhouse located on Sharnbrook Park Lane. It is constructed of limestone rubble and features a clay tile roof with an obscured datestone. The building has an L-plan layout and consists of two storeys and attics.

The front elevation includes a gable end on the left side, which has a three-light casement window on the first floor and a two-light casement on the ground floor. The main wing features two three-light casements on each floor, along with a gabled two-light dormer in the roof slope. The rear elevation has an attic window in the gable end and a single-storey lean-to attached to the main wing.

Local climate

Manor 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 6 transactions since 2000
  • Related listed building consents — 2 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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