Wallaces Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 December 1952. Farmhouse.

Wallaces Farmhouse

WRENN ID
crumbling-spire-bistre
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Chelmsford
Constituency
North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 December 1952
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Wallaces Farmhouse, Wallaces Lane, Boreham
OS grid reference
TL 754 114
Coordinates
51.77437, 0.54235
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Wallaces Farmhouse is a 15th to 16th century timber-framed and plastered house located in Boreham. It features cross wings at both the east and west ends. The west wing has a jettied first storey, while the east wing has been rebuilt in brick. Both wings have scalloped bargeboards on their gables. The wings are two storeys tall, and the central block is one storey with attics. The house has a three-window range, which includes a mix of 20th century metal casements and double-hung sashes with glazing bars. The roof is tiled.

Local climate

Wallaces Farmhouse sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 680 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% 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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