Wenbans is a Grade II* listed building in the Wealden local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1953. A Medieval House. 4 related planning applications.

Wenbans

WRENN ID
woven-baluster-sable
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Wealden
Constituency
Sussex Weald MP: Ms Nusrat Ghani (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 November 1953
Type
House
Period
Medieval
Address
Wenbans, Wadhurst, TN5 6NR
OS grid reference
TQ 633 297
Coordinates
51.04414, 0.32914
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Wenbans is a country house with a complex history, possibly originating as a royal hunting lodge associated with King John. The core of the current building dates to the 15th century, with substantial alterations made in the 16th century. It is a two-storey structure, featuring four windows. The western half of the building is clad in weatherboarding, while the eastern half combines weatherboarding with red brick on the first floor and tile hanging, with the tiles oversailing on brackets. The roof is tiled. Casement windows are present throughout. A 16th-century timber-framed barn once stood to the south-east of the house; this has now been incorporated into the main dwelling and connected by a corridor that was originally a cow shed.

Local climate

Wenbans receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 66% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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