Smithy is a Grade II listed building in the Cornwall local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1989. Blacksmith's shop. 2 related planning applications.

Smithy

WRENN ID
final-stone-elder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cornwall
Constituency
North Cornwall MP: Ben Maguire (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 January 1989
Type
Blacksmith's shop
Address
Smithy, Boyton, PL15 9RF
OS grid reference
SX 319 919
Coordinates
50.70321, -4.38065
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a late 19th-century blacksmith's shop located in the centre of the small village of Boyton. The building is constructed of stone rubble with brick dressings and has a rag slate roof with hipped ends and a series of raised ridge tiles that form ventilated louvres. The plan is rectangular. The exterior is a single storey, featuring a wide entrance on the right side of the centre, and a 19th-century window with lapped glass. This blacksmith's shop is an increasingly rare survival and remains in use, primarily for the repair of agricultural machinery.

Local climate

Smithy sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,040 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2000
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
  • 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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