Fenn Farm is a Grade II* listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1958. A Post-medieval Farmhouse. 1 related planning application.

Fenn Farm

WRENN ID
second-copper-wren
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Babergh
Constituency
South Suffolk MP: James Cartlidge (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
23 January 1958
Type
Farmhouse
Period
Post-medieval
Address
Fenn Farm, Swingleton Green, Monks Eleigh, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP7 7AB
OS grid reference
TL 961 473
Coordinates
52.08938, 0.86237
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Fenn Farm is a 16th-century building with wings to the north and west. The west wing was largely rebuilt in the 18th century, featuring a front made of red and blue brick, a parapet, and a moulded brick cornice. The roof is tiled, with end chimney stacks. The building has two storeys and a raised brick band that runs across the front between the storeys. It has a five-window range of double-hung sashes with glazing bars, set in flush cased frames. The central six-panel door is framed by a wood doorcase with panelled reveals, fluted pilasters, and a flat hood supported by brackets. The north wing is timber-framed and plastered, with a gable facing the front. This wing also has a tiled roof and two storeys, featuring a three-window range on the east side and a one-window range on the front. It includes leaded casements and double-hung sashes with glazing bars. A ridge chimney stack on this wing has four grouped octagonal shafts on a square base.

Local climate

Fenn Farm sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 86% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2021
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
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