Barn to South of No 12 is a Grade II listed building in the Swindon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1955. A C18 Barn.

Barn to South of No 12

WRENN ID
lone-barrel-wind
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Swindon
Constituency
Swindon North MP: Will Stone (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 January 1955
Type
Barn
Address
Barn to South of No 12, Highworth
OS grid reference
SU 187 921
Coordinates
51.62781, -1.73
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a small 18th-century rubble barn located to the south of No 12 in Highworth Hampton. It features a half hipped stone slate roof and has steps leading up to a gabled doorway positioned to the left of the center. Below this doorway, there is a stable door and a window. Inside, the barn consists of three bays, with trusses that have king-posts originating from collars, which are supported by strum at the lower purlin level.

Local climate

Barn to South of No 12 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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