Moordown Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 July 1986. Farmhouse.

Moordown Farmhouse

WRENN ID
first-screen-frost
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
East Wiltshire MP: Danny Kruger (RUK)
Country
England
Date first listed
30 July 1986
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Moordown Farmhouse, Buttermere
OS grid reference
SU 326 598
Coordinates
51.3364, -1.53198
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Moordown Farmhouse is a 17th-century farmhouse constructed of brick laced flint with a tiled roof. It is a single storey with an attic, featuring three bays and a lobby entry plan. The entrance has been moved to the rear in the fourth bay, which was built in the 18th century. The farmhouse has timber casement windows, hipped dormers, and a brick stack. Inside, there are chamfered beams with ogee stops, and the central fireplaces are concealed.

Local climate

Moordown Farmhouse 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 53% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% 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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