Whitley Farmhouse

Whitley Farmhouse is a late 17th-century farmhouse constructed from rubblestone, featuring a stone slate roof with saddleback coped verges, kneelers, and finials. The building has ashlar stacks and is designed in an L-plan with a cross-passage. It stands two storeys high and has three windows. The central seven-plank door is framed by a moulded architrave and has a drip mould that continues with the windows to the left. The windows include three and two-light ovolo moulded mullions on the left, while to the right is a paired eight-pane sash window in a moulded architrave. Above, there are three Cotswold-type gables, each featuring one three-light ovolo mullioned window with a drip mould.

To the right, there is a projecting two-storey wing with two windows; it has a three-light ovolo mullioned window with a drip mould and one cross window on the ground floor, while the first floor landing jetties out and has one casement supported by timber posts and a stone column with an Ionic capital. A three-light ovolo mullioned window is also present to the right. The windows on the wing and the rear of the main house are similar, with the same Cotswold-type gables at the rear. The parlour window is a four-light ovolo mullioned window with a king mullion.

Inside, the parlour to the right of the front door features a large stone fireplace with a four-centred arch and chamfered ceiling beams with plain stops. There are stairs in both the main house and the wing. The wing was formerly used for services, including a bakehouse, apple room, and a large cellar, which is now blocked. A datestone in the central gable, dated 1696 and bearing the initials T M, originates from a dovecote that was demolished in the 1960s. This farmhouse is a notable example of a large 17th-century stone farmhouse.