Bennett's Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Chelmsford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 June 1975. House.
Bennett's Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-keystone-marsh
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Chelmsford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 June 1975
- Type
- House
- Address
- Bennett's Farmhouse, Great Waltham
- OS grid reference
- TL 662 186
- Coordinates
- 51.84203, 0.41198
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Bennett's Farmhouse is a timber-framed and plastered house that dates back to the 15th century, featuring a cross wing at the west end. The building has undergone significant renovations in the 20th century. The upper storey of the cross wing juts out on the north end, supported by exposed joists. It is two storeys high and has 20th-century casement windows. The roof is tiled and hipped at the south end of the cross wing. Inside, the farmhouse showcases exposed ceiling beams and joists.
Local climate
Bennett's 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 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% 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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