Barn 40 Metres South East of Sheepcote Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Braintree local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 April 1983. Barn.
Barn 40 Metres South East of Sheepcote Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- final-jamb-rye
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Braintree
- Constituency
- Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 April 1983
- Type
- Barn
- OS grid reference
- TL 871 388
- Coordinates
- 52.01662, 0.72639
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This barn, located 40 meters southeast of Sheepcote Farmhouse, dates back to the early 17th century. It is constructed of timber framing and features black weatherboarding, topped with a gabled roof made of corrugated iron. The barn consists of five bays and has a lean-to on the west side, along with large doors on the west elevation. At the south end, where the ground slopes steeply, there are high brick plinths. The frame is made of chestnut wood, with jowled posts and extra low purlins above the door opening.
Local climate
Barn 40 Metres South East of Sheepcote 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 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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