Low Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the South Norfolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 June 1981. Farmhouse.
Low Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- buried-newel-jay
- 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
- Low Farmhouse, Dickleburgh Road, Burston and Shimpling
- OS grid reference
- TM 160 832
- Coordinates
- 52.40494, 1.1744
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Low Farmhouse is a 17th-century timber-frame house that has been encased in red brick during the 19th century and was undergoing renovation in 1977. It features a steep black glazed pantile roof with gabled ends and an off-centre brick chimney stack. The building has two storeys and an attic, with attic windows located in the end gables. There are three widely spaced windows, which are modern three-light casements with glazing bars, and the ground floor windows are set in segmental headed openings. The doorway is positioned in front of the chimney stack. At the rear, there is a rebuilt or modern wing with twin gables. Inside, the farmhouse has chamfered ceiling beams and exposed joists.
Local climate
Low 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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