Merrythatch is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 January 1955. Farmhouse. 1 related planning application.
Merrythatch
- WRENN ID
- ghost-chamber-yew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Chippenham MP: Sarah Gibson (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 January 1955
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Merrythatch, Clyffe Pypard, SN4 7PX
- OS grid reference
- SU 065 774
- Coordinates
- 51.49613, -1.90664
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Merrythatch is a farmhouse that has been converted into a cottage, dating from the 17th century, specifically 1621. It features a timber frame with brick and wattle and daub infill, topped with a half hipped thatched roof. The building consists of three and a half bays, with a lobby entry located in the half bay, positioned end on to the street. It is one storey high with an attic. The framing includes corner braces, timber casement windows, and dormers. Inside, there is a stone stack with a timber overmantle beam, although the interior has not been inspected. Additionally, there is a cast iron slurry pump located in the yard, 20 meters east of the cottage, which was used for a former cowhouse.
Local climate
Merrythatch receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 5 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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