Gilwell Farmhouse, Gilwell Park is a Grade II listed building in the Epping Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 March 1974. Farmhouse. 2 related planning applications.

Gilwell Farmhouse, Gilwell Park

WRENN ID
keen-outpost-magpie
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Epping Forest
Constituency
Epping Forest MP: Dr Neil Hudson (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 March 1974
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Gilwell Farmhouse, Gilwell Park, Gilwell Lane E4, Waltham Abbey, E4 7QW
OS grid reference
TQ 386 963
Coordinates
51.64855, 0.0028
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Gilwell Farmhouse, located in Gilwell Park, dates back to 1767. It is known as The White Cottage on Ordnance Survey maps. The building features a timber frame with weatherboarding and an old tiled roof. It stands two storeys high and has lattice casement windows. The farmhouse is believed to be from the 16th century or early 17th century and includes a red brick chimney stack.

Local climate

Gilwell Farmhouse, Gilwell Park 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 lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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