Hilders Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Sevenoaks local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 1975. Farmhouse. 6 related planning applications.

Hilders Farmhouse

WRENN ID
roaming-rotunda-saffron
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Sevenoaks
Constituency
Tonbridge MP: Tom Tugendhat (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 January 1975
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Hilders Farmhouse, Bough Beech, Chiddingstone, TN8 7PW
OS grid reference
TQ 489 483
Coordinates
51.21503, 0.1313
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Hilders Farmhouse is an early 17th century wing added to a 15th century hall house. The front facing the road has two storeys and gable end attic windows. The structure features exposed framing and half timbering, with brick infilling on the ground floor and rendered infilling above. It has a ridge tile roof, with one end hipped and a ridge stack. There are two square bay projections with windows that support oversailing gable ends, which have carved brackets and a moulded crosspiece. The front door is located between the bay projections and has a projecting tiled hood over it. The first floor has bay windows with mullions and transoms, along with various other casement windows that are placed irregularly. The right part of the house, which dates from the 15th century, has visible timber framing and a stout diagonal brace beneath a large hipped roof. The rear view features two gables and a gabled central staircase projection, along with modern rear extensions. Inside, there is much exposed timber and a stout roof truss with a carved crown post. Hilders Farmhouse and the barn form a group.

Local climate

Hilders Farmhouse 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 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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