Hill House Farmhouse

Hill House Farmhouse is a manor farmhouse dating from the 16th century, built in two main phases. The structure is timber framed and plastered, with some sections lined with ashlar. The roofs are primarily covered with plain tiles, while the rear of the main range features pantiles. The building has two storeys and an attic, with a main range that includes a projecting cross-wing to the right and a two-storey former porch to the left of the center.

The farmhouse features various old mullion and transom casement windows, along with two 16th-century windows that have moulded mullions. A 20th-century gabled porch has a wide segmental-headed door with two leaves, and within the porch is a 19th-century six-panel door. At the junction of the two main ranges is a notable stack with six octagonal shafts, each topped with moulded caps and bases. There is also a massive external stack at the rear of the main range, which heats the end rooms; the upper section of this stack was rebuilt in a plain style in the mid-20th century. A small stack, likely from the 19th century, is set against the former porch and has a rebuilt shaft made of moulded brick.

The earlier part of the house, dating no later than the mid-16th century, includes a hall and service cells, occupying the left half of the main range with the former gable end wall now positioned in the center. There was likely a parlour cell that is now lost. The interior features fine heavy studding and an intact service partition with four-centre arched service doorways, along with a blocked doorway leading to a service chamber stair. The hall has a ceiling with moulded cross-beams and joists, which include run-out stops, and a moulded end cornice. A 16th-century screen has been discovered against the hall end wall within the service partition. The service cell has closely spaced plain joists.

The remainder of the main range and the cross-wing were built in the mid to late 16th century, with less closely spaced studs. The roof in these sections features clasped and butt purlins. The porch dates from the late 16th or early 17th century. Additionally, there are remains of a medieval moat surrounding the property.