Cannons Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 March 1984. Farmhouse. 6 related planning applications.
Cannons Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- wild-beam-peregrine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- Hitchin MP: Alistair Strathern (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 March 1984
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Cannons Farmhouse, Ansells End, Kimpton, SG4 8HD
- OS grid reference
- TL 159 190
- Coordinates
- 51.85756, -0.31765
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Cannons Farmhouse is likely of 16th-century origin, with substantial alterations over the centuries. The front of the house is of red brick dating to the late 18th century, while a left-hand extension was added in the early to mid-19th century. The roof is tiled and incorporates a square chimney stack made of red brick, likely dating to the 16th century. The farmhouse is two storeys high and has five camber-headed windows with glazing bars. The front has dentilled brick eaves.
Local climate
Cannons Farmhouse sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2020
- Related listed building consents — 6 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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