Monkwick Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 December 1971. Farmhouse.

Monkwick Farmhouse

WRENN ID
lone-groin-rain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Colchester
Constituency
Colchester MP: Pam Cox (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 December 1971
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Monkwick Farmhouse, Berechurch Hall Road
OS grid reference
TL 998 226
Coordinates
51.86698, 0.90185
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Monkwick Farmhouse is a building with origins dating back to the 16th century. It is two storeys high, constructed with a timber frame and plastered exterior, and has tiled roofs. The front of the farmhouse features a three-window arrangement of double hung sashes with glazing bars. The rear is weather-boarded and includes two gables, with the upper storey projecting outward.

Local climate

Monkwick Farmhouse sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 670 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 51% 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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