Barn North of Priory Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 January 1982. Barn.

Barn North of Priory Farmhouse

WRENN ID
solitary-facade-hyssop
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Colchester
Constituency
Harwich and North Essex MP: Sir Bernard Jenkin (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 January 1982
Type
Barn
Address
Barn North of Priory Farmhouse, School Road, Little Horkesley
OS grid reference
TL 960 320
Coordinates
51.95264, 0.85191
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The barn north of Priory Farmhouse is a 15th-century structure that was originally used as stables. It is constructed with a heavy timber frame and is weather boarded, featuring a new roof. The frame is notably robust, and the barn was previously partitioned at the north end. The tie-beams are very well curved, highlighting the craftsmanship of the period.

Local climate

Barn North of Priory 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 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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