Hempstead Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1951. Hall. 7 related planning applications.

Hempstead Hall

WRENN ID
shifting-rubble-kestrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Uttlesford
Constituency
Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 November 1951
Type
Hall
Address
Hempstead Hall, Finchingfield Hall, CB10 2PR
OS grid reference
TL 660 391
Coordinates
52.02569, 0.41888
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Hempstead Hall is a late 16th-century timber-framed building, originally constructed around 1580, situated on an H-shaped plan. The building has undergone significant alterations and additions across the 19th century and later periods. The south front has been faced with brick, and the east wing has been entirely rebuilt, with a substantial addition extending from the north. The rear elevation is plastered, and an 18th-century timber-framed addition is present on the west wing. The roof is tiled and features a prominent original chimney stack positioned centrally, consisting of four octagonal shafts with moulded bases and star caps, rising from a square base with two sunk panels on each face. Inside, a large hall room displays 17th-century panelling.

Local climate

Hempstead Hall sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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