Backsettown is a Grade II listed building in the Horsham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 March 1955. House.

Backsettown

WRENN ID
nether-zinc-yew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Horsham
Constituency
Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 March 1955
Type
House
Address
Backsettown, West End Lane, Henfield
OS grid reference
TQ 218 160
Coordinates
50.93066, -0.26723
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Backsettown is an L-shaped building that dates back to the 16th century or earlier. Originally known as East Henfield and later referred to as "Eackside-of-the-Town," the name has evolved into Backsettown. The structure features a timber frame with red brick infilling, with the south-east wing being the older section that originally contained the hall. The south front of the west wing and the west front of the south-east wing have been refaced with red brick, grey headers, and red mathematical tiles. The building has a hipped roof covered with Horsham slabs and is two storeys high, with two windows in each wing. A stepped stone and brick chimney breast is located on the north wall. The south-east wing includes a small porch with a pediment that contains a door made of four moulded panels. The west wing features a doorway with a flat hood and a door of six moulded panels.

Local climate

Backsettown receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 87% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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