Gatehouse and Bridge Over Moat at Southwick Court Farmhouse is a Grade II* listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. A Medieval Gatehouse.

Gatehouse and Bridge Over Moat at Southwick Court Farmhouse

WRENN ID
lesser-garret-honey
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
South West Wiltshire MP: Dr Andrew Murrison (Con)
Country
England
Type
Gatehouse
Period
Medieval
Address
Gatehouse and Bridge Over Moat at Southwick Court Farmhouse, Frome Road
OS grid reference
ST 845 558
Coordinates
51.30132, -2.22361
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The gatehouse and bridge at Southwick Court Farmhouse, possibly dating from the late 15th century, features alterations from the 17th and 18th centuries. Constructed from random rubble stone, it has a stone slate roof with a brick stack on the left side. The gatehouse is two stories high with one window. It has a moulded Tudor-arched doorway at the center with double planked doors, a 2-light leaded casement window to the left, and a 4-light ovolo-mullioned casement window with a king mullion on the first floor. The rear of the building includes double planked doors to the left and a 4-light ovolo-mullioned casement window with a king mullion and hoodmould on the first floor. Although the interior was not accessible during the survey in June 1987, it is reported that the upper room was used as a cheeseroom. The bridge over the moat leading to the gatehouse is likely from the 18th century, made of brick with two small segmental arches and a parapet featuring flat stone coping.

Local climate

Gatehouse and Bridge Over Moat at Southwick Court Farmhouse receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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