West Court Farmhouse is a Grade II* listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 July 1986. A Medieval Farmhouse. 5 related planning applications.
West Court Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- standing-alcove-rush
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 July 1986
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- West Court Farmhouse, Rivar Road, Shalbourne, SN8 3QE
- OS grid reference
- SU 313 626
- Coordinates
- 51.36222, -1.55054
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
West Court Farmhouse, now a hotel, dates from the 15th to 17th centuries. It is constructed of brick, flint, and stone, with a tiled roof. The house comprises a two-storey, two-bay central section and two-bay cross wings with attics. A single-storey lean-to building fills the space between the projecting rear wings. A rear external stack rises from the parlour wing, featuring diagonal shafts. A six-panel door is located to the side of the central block, sheltered by a bracketed hood. Windows include twelve-pane sashes, some tripartite, and arch-headed, paired nine-pane sashes to the central room. A 17th-century gabled dormer sits above the centre of the house. The interior of the central section retains a base cruck truss from the former open hall, with heavy windbraces. A substantial stack is present in the hall and parlour wing, where fireplaces are blocked beneath chamfered timber lintels. The wings are independently framed and likely represent additions to the hall block, incorporating a spherical truss with an arch brace.
Local climate
West Court Farmhouse receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2024
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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