The Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 October 1973. Castle.

The Castle

WRENN ID
strange-cobalt-cream
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Uttlesford
Constituency
North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 October 1973
Type
Castle
Address
The Castle, Farnham
OS grid reference
TL 494 245
Coordinates
51.89928, 0.17123
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Castle is a timber-framed and plastered building, likely originating from the 18th century, although it has undergone significant alterations. It stands two storeys high and features a central gable on the front. At the south end, there is a modern addition. The building has modern casement windows with leaded lights and a tiled roof.

Local climate

The Castle sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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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