Barnfield is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. House.

Barnfield

WRENN ID
fading-rood-rye
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hertford and Stortford MP: Josh Dean (Lab)
Country
England
Type
House
Address
Barnfield, Nether Street, Widford
OS grid reference
TL 420 160
Coordinates
51.8251, 0.06017
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Barnfield is a house dating from the early 18th century, which was extended in the mid-19th century. It features a timber frame that is plastered and now pebbledashed, with an old red tiled roof at the rear and a slated roof at the front. The house is two storeys high and has an irregular four-window facade facing west, characterized by a steep gabled roof. There is a central chimney near the northern end and an external gable chimney at the southern end, flanked by rectangular projections. The front displays Arts and Crafts Style detailing, including flush sash windows with six-over-one panes. The entrance consists of a half-glazed front door with a window beside it, and a small paned door with bullions. The wooden doorcase is adorned with fluted pilasters, a frieze, and a flat moulded hood supported by shaped brackets. Attached to the northeast is a one-storey brick and tile outbuilding from the late 19th century, which fronts the lane, and it is terminated by a two-storey timber-framed stable that is weatherboarded and has a corrugated iron roof. This historic timber-framed house is part of a varied group in this area of the Conservation Area.

Local climate

Barnfield 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 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% 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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