The Poplars Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Peterborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1982. A C18 Farmhouse.

The Poplars Farmhouse

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Peterborough
Constituency
North West Cambridgeshire MP: Sam Carling (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 February 1982
Type
Farmhouse
Address
The Poplars Farmhouse, Water End, Marholm, City of Peterborough
OS grid reference
TF 148 022
Coordinates
52.60625, -0.30614
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Poplars Farmhouse is a 17th to 18th century building constructed from coursed stone rubble. It features a steeply pitched Collyweston stone roof with coped gable ends. The farmhouse is one storey with an attic and has a four-window range. On the right side, there are 19th century two-light casements, while the left side has two modern French windows. The entrance is marked by a modern panelled door located off centre. Additionally, there are three old gabled dormers and stone ridge and end stacks.

Local climate

The Poplars Farmhouse sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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