Church Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Swindon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 May 1977. Farmhouse. 2 related planning applications.
Church Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- leaning-lead-vale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Swindon
- Constituency
- Swindon North MP: Will Stone (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 May 1977
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Church Farmhouse, Church Street, Stratton St. Margaret, SN3 4NB
- OS grid reference
- SU 178 870
- Coordinates
- 51.58185, -1.74403
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Church Farmhouse is a mid- to late 17th-century farmhouse, altered over time. It is built of rubble with ashlar quoins and features ovolo mullion windows with dripmoulds and relieving arches on the ground floor. The roof is covered with modern Roman tiles, incorporating moulded coping and footstones. A large central chimney has three rebuilt brick diagonal shafts, and there are two other chimneys, one on the east gable end. Two attic windows are set into the gables. The windows on the first floor are three-light, and those on the ground floor are predominantly four-light, with other smaller windows also present. The gable ends have one range of windows, whilst the south front has two, with an altered bay and a gabled projection to the left. The west front has three bays, although the right-hand bay is largely obscured by climbing plants. A central doorway has been inserted, designed to match the style of the windows. To the north-east is a two-storey range of outbuildings. Inside, the ground floor contains two-panelled rooms; the south-west room contains possible 19th-century panelling and a bolection fireplace. Above that room, a first-floor room has a noteworthy Tudor arch fireplace. The staircase, made of heavy oak, is located in the angle of the "L" plan. The roof has later queen post trusses.
Local climate
Church Farmhouse receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 25 transactions since 1995
- 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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