Moulsham's Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Colchester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 June 1952. Farmhouse.

Moulsham's Farmhouse

WRENN ID
forgotten-loft-lark
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Colchester
Constituency
Witham MP: Priti Patel (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 June 1952
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Moulsham's Farmhouse, Church Lane, Great and Little Wigborough
OS grid reference
TL 970 158
Coordinates
51.8062, 0.857
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Moulsham's Farmhouse is a 14th-century hall house that was extended in the early 16th century and altered in the 20th century. It is timber framed and plastered, topped with a red plain tile roof, and stands two storeys high. The west side features some exposed timber framing, while a modern lean-to extension is located at the rear. The building has a window range of 1:1:4, which includes both part modern casements and original early 16th-century windows, characterized by a square bay with a moulded transom, mullions, and side lights. The 16th-century extension displays a long wall jetty supported by shaped brackets and has a central red brick chimney from the same period. A 20th-century gable with a lean-to is present at the north end.

Inside, much of the timber frame is exposed. The remains of a service wing suggest the presence of three doors, one of which features an original ogee arch. There is a centre passage crosswing and part of a 14th-century screen, with post and plank remains. The 16th-century elements include stop-chamfered beams and jowled storey posts, while the lower part of the central chimney was rebuilt around 1600. The interior also contains some 16th-century doors and windows, a late 17th-century cupboard with a semi-circular head, H hinges, and raised and fielded panels, as well as an early 18th-century fire surround with original low-level side cupboards. Additionally, there are remnants of 16th-century paving, an early 18th-century staircase with turned balusters, fluted newels, and a moulded handrail, and a mid-18th-century cupboard front.

Local climate

Moulsham's 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 greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 17 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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