Barn to North of Abbey Farmhouse is a Grade II* listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 June 1986. Barn. 3 related planning applications.

Barn to North of Abbey Farmhouse

WRENN ID
iron-hearth-barley
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
South Cambridgeshire MP: Pippa Heylings (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 June 1986
Type
Barn
Address
Barn to North of Abbey Farmhouse, Duxford Road, Ickleton, CB10 1SX
OS grid reference
TL 489 437
Coordinates
52.07223, 0.17211
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The barn to the north of Abbey Farmhouse is a Grade II* listed structure dating from the late 13th century or early 14th century, with some elements from the 15th century. It features a timber-framed construction, with 20th-century brick walls and a corrugated iron roof that replaced the original thatch. The barn consists of eight aisled bays running from east to west. The first four trusses from the west and the first three bays appear to be largely intact.

The posts are unjowelled, and one truss shows a reversed assembly. It includes notched-lapped and tenoned braces, as well as passing braces connecting the tie beam to the arcade posts and aisle posts. Above the tie beam, queen posts connect to the collar and are braced to the purlins, with additional notched-lapped and tenoned passing braces from the collar to the tie beam. The aisle plates feature splayed joggled joints under squinted butt scarf joints.

There is evidence of an intermediate rail that has been removed between the posts of the central bay, which may indicate an original opening. In the 15th century, the barn was extended by adding five trusses and four bays, featuring a queen strut roof and conventional framing with parallel braces connecting the arcade posts to the aisle tie and sill. The face halfed scarf joints may suggest later repairs or alterations.

Local climate

Barn to North of Abbey Farmhouse sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.

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