Poplars Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1975. House.
Poplars Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- waiting-cellar-burdock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Chelmsford
- Constituency
- Maldon MP: Sir John Whittingdale (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 June 1975
- Type
- House
- Address
- Poplars Farmhouse, Warren Road, Rettendon Common, Runwell, CM3 8DG
- OS grid reference
- TQ 749 966
- Coordinates
- 51.64119, 0.52699
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Poplars Farmhouse is a timber-framed house likely dating from the 16th to 17th century, with a later wing added at the rear. The exterior is faced with weatherboarding and the building stands two storeys high. It features a three-window range with two and three-light casements that include glazing bars. The roof is tiled and has a mansard design, complete with three gabled dormers. Inside, the farmhouse showcases exposed timber-framing.
Local climate
Poplars 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 18 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 83% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 1999
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