Manor Farmhouse is a Grade II* listed building in the Swindon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1955. A C17 Farmhouse. 2 related planning applications.

Manor Farmhouse

WRENN ID
crumbling-hearth-cedar
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Swindon
Constituency
Swindon North MP: Will Stone (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 January 1955
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Manor Farmhouse, Hannington, SN6 7RX
OS grid reference
SU 172 952
Coordinates
51.65608, -1.75242
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Manor Farmhouse is a building that dates from the mid-to-late 17th century, although some features may be from a later period, particularly the porch. The house has a symmetrical front and is two and a half storeys tall, featuring two gabled bays. It is constructed of rubble with ashlar quoins and has weathered coping with ball-finials and moulded footstones at the gables. The roof is made of stone tiles and has central chimneys with three diagonal shafts, which are modern brick. There is a plinth and chamfered lintel strings on the ground and first floors. The windows include three-light ovolo mullion windows with relieving arches and two-light attic windows with drips and bullseyes above them.

A central projecting ashlar gabled tower porch, which appears to date from around 1720, is two storeys high and features a segmental pediment above an eared doorway, with a label that seems to return from the main building. The door is modern and styled in a Tudor manner. To the south, there is a two-storey angled bay with 1-3-1 lights and returned lintel strings. To the left, there is a lower gabled extension with a blocked attic and an additional chimney with diagonal shafts. A rear door is located to the left of the chimney axis, with a granary above it. Inside, there is an interesting Jacobean-type staircase with slat balusters, and on the landing, there is an unusual double stair arrangement.

Local climate

Manor Farmhouse receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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