Whaley Farmhouse

Whaley Farmhouse is a house that dates from the 17th century or earlier, with later alterations and additions. It is constructed with a timber frame and has a plastered exterior. The roof is covered with red plain tiles and features a gabled crosswing on the right side. There is a central chimney stack on the left side of a one-storey and attic range, while the right crosswing is two storeys high. A gabled dormer is located to the right of the left range, and there is a 20th-century small paned casement window to the right of a 20th-century brick porch, which has a hipped roof that extends to the original eaves. A single 20th-century small paned casement window is found on the first floor of the crosswing, and there are two rear dormers on the left range. The farmhouse was noted as the residence of the village overseer Raymond Cooke in 1796, as referenced in F.H. Erith's "Ardleigh in 1796," published in 1978.