Wells Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 June 1981. Farmhouse.

Wells Farmhouse

WRENN ID
grey-alcove-indigo
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Norfolk
Constituency
Waveney Valley MP: Adrian Ramsay (Green)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 June 1981
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Wells Farmhouse, Burston Road, Scole
OS grid reference
TM 144 809
Coordinates
52.38465, 1.15033
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Wells Farmhouse is a long 17th-century building that has been converted into two cottages. It features a timber-frame structure, with the east end faced in brick from the 18th century and the west end in 19th-century brick. The roof is steep and covered with pantiles, and it has gabled ends. A brick chimney stack is located at the center of the building, and there is a brick string course at floor level. The farmhouse is two storeys high and has six windows, which are three-light casements with glazing bars. A central gabled brick porch, also from the 19th century, is located in front of the chimney stack. The rear of the building is plastered.

Local climate

Wells Farmhouse 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 93% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% 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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