Say's Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 June 1981. Farmhouse. 6 related planning applications.

Say's Farmhouse

WRENN ID
solemn-stronghold-alder
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
Say's Farmhouse, Low Street, Wortwell, IP20 0HJ
OS grid reference
TM 276 845
Coordinates
52.41195, 1.34514
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Say's Farmhouse is a 17th century timber-frame house that has been encased in red brick during the 19th century. It features a steep black glazed pantile roof with gabled ends and has a rebuilt brick chimney stack that is off centre. The building has two storeys and an attic, with attic windows located in the gable ends. There is a five-window range, with 19th century, 2-light casements. The entrance includes a shouldered architrave doorcase positioned in front of the off-centre stack, leading to a plank door.

Local climate

Say's 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 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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