Barn at Digweeds Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Basingstoke and Deane local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 February 1989. Barn.

Barn at Digweeds Farm

WRENN ID
south-step-stoat
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Basingstoke and Deane
Constituency
North West Hampshire MP: Kit Malthouse (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 February 1989
Type
Barn
Address
Barn at Digweeds Farm, Sheepwash Lane, Wootton St. Lawrence with Ramsdell
OS grid reference
SU 589 570
Coordinates
51.30954, -1.15556
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The barn at Digweeds Farm dates from the late 17th century to early 18th century, with aisles added in the 19th century when it may have been reconstructed. It is a timber-framed structure with horizontal weatherboarding and a corrugated iron roof, while the north aisle features plain tiles. The barn has five bays and includes a wet-back central midstrey on the south side, with half-hipped ends. The south front has a tall pair of plank doors leading to the set-back midstrey, along with small doors at the west and north ends.

Inside, the barn has widely spaced thin posts on a plate supporting spur brick walls, which are connected to the main tie and aisle plate. There are heavy queenpost braces supporting a single main purlin, with no ridge piece and mostly original rafters. To the left of the main doors, there is a partition wall made of English bond brickwork up to plate level, with framing and boarding above. The barn suffered substantial damage during the hurricane in October 1987 but has been carefully repaired, and the interior framework remains complete.

Local climate

Barn at Digweeds Farm receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 60% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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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