Manor Farmhouse is a Grade II* listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 August 1962. Farmhouse. 9 related planning applications.

Manor Farmhouse

WRENN ID
silent-hearth-peregrine
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire MP: Ian Sollom (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 August 1962
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Manor Farmhouse, 14, Alms Hill, Bourn, CB23 2SH
OS grid reference
TL 324 566
Coordinates
52.19245, -0.06303
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Manor Farmhouse is a farmhouse that dates from the late 13th century, with late medieval and early 17th-century elements. It has been timber-framed and is cased or rebuilt in 19th-century gault brick, topped with plain tile roofs. The building is one storey with attics and features an irregular L-plan with crosswings to the north-west and south-east. The main range on the south-east side includes three bays of an aisled hall, which has later inserted floors and a chimney stack.

On the north-west elevation, the crosswing on the left has a painted brick external gable stack, while the south-east range on the right features a gablet to its hipped roof. There are two doorways on either side, both with 20th-century doors and segmental brick arches. The right-hand doorway has a 19th-century canopy supported on shaped brackets. The farmhouse has three horizontal sliding sash windows with small panes, including two three-light windows. Additionally, there is one gabled dormer window and one attic window, both with horizontal sliding sashes.

Historically, the farmhouse was formerly owned by Christ's College. The 13th-century aisled hall was likely the manor house of Barnwell, rebuilt after being burnt in 1266 by Montfortian rebels from the Isle of Ely.

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 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% 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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