Farley Hill Farmhouse

Farley Hill Farmhouse is a late 15th-century hall house, altered in the 17th and 20th centuries and now used as a farmhouse. It is located on Swallowfield Church Lane. The house is largely timber-framed with painted brick infill, with some rendered areas and brick sections, and has an old tile gabled roof. It has an L-shaped layout, originally consisting of two by two framed bays, with a crosswing to the east and a hall and solar to the west, with a 20th-century extension in the angle. The house has two storeys and a half-storey. A chimney is positioned on the ridge near the centre, and a larger chimney is situated to the right. Modern casement windows are visible. The front of the house has two bays to the left, with upper-level windows in small gabled dormers, and a four-panelled entrance door with a 19th-century gabled porch incorporating side trelliswork to the right. A gable on the right has exposed framing, and the ground floor features a four-light canted bay with a small hipped tiled roof. The interior retains a good quality timber frame, with large curved knee braces and wind braces. The ground floor has chamfered beams and joists with run-out stops. An inglenook fireplace is on the west side, featuring an elaborately carved early 20th-century wooden chimney piece created by a former owner.