Farm Complex to South of Hayeswood Farm House is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 January 1985. Farm complex.

Farm Complex to South of Hayeswood Farm House

WRENN ID
vast-pier-briar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Braintree
Constituency
Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 January 1985
Type
Farm complex
Address
Farm Complex to South of Hayeswood Farm House, Witham Road, Black Notley
OS grid reference
TL 755 212
Coordinates
51.86182, 0.54844
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The farm complex located to the south of Hayeswood Farm House is a polygonal structure that includes byres, cartlodges, and a pigsty, dated around 1839 as indicated by green glass bottle necks at the entrance gable. The building is constructed of flint with red brick dressings and features green bottle base glass decoration. It has grey slate roofs that are hipped at the yard entrances, along with brick plinths, pilasters, eaves, and openings. This single-storey complex, along with the nearby barn and farmhouse, forms a well-designed group around a central stockyard, which is notable for rarely allowing water to freeze in the drinking troughs. The dovecote, which is listed separately, is part of the complex but is not included in the polygonal design. There are entrances on the east and west sides, with the west entrance located next to the barn. The pigsties, situated opposite the house, feature timber fronts with arched braces at the center. The rear wall of the sty range is offset and has moulded coping, with small Gothic timber doors at both ends for ventilation. This complex is an interesting and attractive example of a small model farm from this period.

Local climate

Farm Complex to South of Hayeswood Farm House 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 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% 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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