Bell Farmhouse

Bell Farmhouse is an inn that has been converted into a farmhouse, with its core dating back to the 17th century and alterations made in the 18th and 19th centuries. The building is constructed from ironstone rubble and features a hipped slate roof with a ridge stack at the north end. It has two storeys, with the right section of the front being double-fronted. This section includes two 19th-century sash windows with hoodmoulds on each floor and an off-centre six-panel door topped with a pedimental timber hood. The right side also has flush ashlar quoins. The left section features ground floor French windows and brick quoins on the left. The north end wall is rendered and has 20th-century windows, while the south end has 19th-century sash windows similar to those on the main front. There are two rear wings that have been infilled between. Inside, the ground floor north room has a chamfered spine beam with jewelled stops. Historically, the house was formerly known as the Bell Inn, located on the main London road. Both The Bear and The Bell were recorded as existing in 1642, with damage from troops during the Civil War noted in historical accounts.