Absalom's Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Sevenoaks local planning authority area, England. Farmhouse. 1 related planning application.
Absalom's Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- half-moulding-moon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sevenoaks
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks MP: Laura Trott (Con)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Absalom's Farmhouse, Seal, TN15 0SL
- OS grid reference
- TQ 562 524
- Coordinates
- 51.24981, 0.23801
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Absalom's Farmhouse is a substantial house that appears to date from the early 17th century, although some parts may be older. It was restored in the 18th century, as indicated by a date plaque from 1778, when the ground floor was covered in galletted coursed stone. The building has three storeys and four irregularly placed windows, with a hipped tiled roof on the right side. The first floor features 19th-century tile hanging, and the windows are leaded casements. Inside, there is much wide-chamfered heavy timber, along with one original and several restored stone fireplaces that have Tudor arches. There are two panelled rooms, one of which has significant old linenfold, possibly imported.
Absalom's Farmhouse is part of a group that includes the Granary, a former cowshed, the formal garden walls, the stable range, a cobbled yard, and the oast range.
Local climate
Absalom's Farmhouse receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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- Oast Range to West of Stable Yard of Absalom's Farmhouse
- Granary and Former Cowshed to South West of Absalom's Farmhouse
- Stable Yard and Stables to North East of Absalom's Farmhouse
- Garden Walls to South West of Absalom's Farmhouse
- Front Boundary Wall to Grounds of Under River House
- Outbuilding to North of Under River House
- Barn to North of Outbuilding to North of Underriver House
- Wall to North East of Under River House
- Under River House
- Stable Building Ot East of Under River House