Gosford Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1974. Farmhouse. 8 related planning applications.
Gosford Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- idle-rubble-fen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Devon
- Constituency
- Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 January 1974
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Gosford Farmhouse, Ottery St. Mary, EX11 1LX
- OS grid reference
- SY 097 970
- Coordinates
- 50.7659, -3.28133
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Gosford Farmhouse is a 17th century or early 18th century building that has undergone alterations. It is two storeys high, constructed of limewashed brick above a rubble base, and features a thatched roof. At the northeast end, there is a slightly projecting gabled wing. A large external chimney with offsets is located at the corner where this wing meets the main block. The original casement windows have been replaced with new ones. Gosford Farmhouse is part of a group that includes Gosford House, Farthings, and Gosford Pines.
Local climate
Gosford Farmhouse 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 greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 77% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 8 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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