Barn to South of Boars Tye Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 May 1982. Barn.

Barn to South of Boars Tye Farmhouse

WRENN ID
vacant-balcony-alder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Braintree
Constituency
Witham MP: Priti Patel (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 May 1982
Type
Barn
Address
Barn to South of Boars Tye Farmhouse, Boars Tye Road, Silver End
OS grid reference
TL 809 200
Coordinates
51.84948, 0.62558
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The barn located to the south of Boars Tye Farmhouse dates back to the early 17th century. It is a timber-framed structure featuring five bays and has a gabled midstrey on the southern side. The walls are covered with weatherboarding, and the roof is made of corrugated asbestos. The heavy oak frame includes large curved braces supporting the tie beams, and it has a frame side purlin roof.

Local climate

Barn to South of Boars Tye 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 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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