Shortgrove Manor Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 April 1986. Farmhouse.

Shortgrove Manor Farmhouse

WRENN ID
dark-facade-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
Luton South and South Bedfordshire MP: Rachel Hopkins (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 April 1986
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Shortgrove Manor Farmhouse, Dovehouse Lane, Kensworth
OS grid reference
TL 026 176
Coordinates
51.84784, -0.51164
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Shortgrove Manor Farmhouse is a farmhouse built in the earlier 18th century and extended in the later 19th century. The main wing is constructed of dark red brick with lighter dressings, while the extension features Luton Greys, all topped with an old clay tile roof. The main wing is two storeys high with attics and has a three-room layout, featuring one gable chimney at the southeast end and a substantial double-sided chimney. The two-storey 19th-century extension at the northwest end forms an L shape.

The northeast elevation displays moulded cornices, a tall chamfered plinth, and three pilasters, with the one next to the double-sided chimney breaking through a storey band. Each storey has four 2- or 3-light casements with cambered heads. The southwest elevation includes some chequered brickwork and a 19th-century dormer. The northwest elevation of the 19th-century extension has brick pilasters that mimic the main building, along with three 3-light casements under red brick gauged heads. Inside, the farmhouse has a plain interior with substantial axial beams.

Local climate

Shortgrove Manor Farmhouse sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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