Church Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the East Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 August 1988. House.
Church Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- stranded-pavement-sienna
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Cambridgeshire
- Constituency
- Ely and East Cambridgeshire MP: Charlotte Cane (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 August 1988
- Type
- House
- Address
- Church Farmhouse, Church Road, Wentworth
- OS grid reference
- TL 480 785
- Coordinates
- 52.38536, 0.17382
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Church Farmhouse is a house that dates from the 17th century, 18th century, and early 19th century. It is constructed from local red and yellow brick in both English and Flemish bond, similar to Manor Farmhouse in Wentworth, with early 19th century larger and uniform grey brick in Flemish bond on the front wall. The house features a plain tiled hipped roof on the front range, with side stacks made of similar grey gault brick that have diagonally set shafts.
The building is two storeys high and has a symmetrical front facade with three flush frame casements. The ground floor has two cross frame casements with cambered arches, which flank a central doorway. At the rear, there is a service wing that showcases 17th and 18th century brickwork and has a plain tiled roof. The gable end to the west may be slightly later and could indicate a fireplace addition, as evidenced by a straight joint in the brickwork. This gable has a parapet with flush end stacks and is also two storeys tall. While the north side has modern windows, one window retains part of its original glazing.
On the south side, there is an 18th century extension to the kitchen made of gault brick, featuring a half hipped, plain tiled roof and comprising one storey with an attic. Inside, the early 19th century front range has a symmetrical room plan, and there is a sunken dairy on the north side accessible from the rear wing. The service wing includes an inglenook hearth added at the west end and features a chamfered main beam. The south side addition has a ladder staircase and exposed ceiling joists.
Local climate
Church 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 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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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