Francis Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Broxbourne local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 November 1983. House.

Francis Farmhouse

WRENN ID
twisted-step-primrose
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Broxbourne
Constituency
Broxbourne MP: Lewis Cocking (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 November 1983
Type
House
Address
Francis Farmhouse, Appleby Street
OS grid reference
TL 331 044
Coordinates
51.72319, -0.07336
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Francis Farmhouse is an 18th-century building located on the north side of Appleby Street in Cheshunt. It is constructed of painted brick and plaster, likely with a timber frame, and features an old tiled roof. The farmhouse has two storeys and attics, with a central plastered old chimney stack. There are two casement windows from the 19th or 20th century and a floor band.

Local climate

Francis Farmhouse sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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