Former Barn of Dunscombe Farm, Now Caravan Site Shop, Parallel with Farmhouse to East is a Grade II listed building in the East Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 November 1973. Barn.

Former Barn of Dunscombe Farm, Now Caravan Site Shop, Parallel with Farmhouse to East

WRENN ID
swift-lime-fern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Devon
Constituency
Honiton and Sidmouth MP: Richard Foord (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 November 1973
Type
Barn
Address
Former Barn of Dunscombe Farm, Now Caravan Site Shop, Parallel with Farmhouse to East, Dunsccombe Lane, Sidmouth
OS grid reference
SY 158 886
Coordinates
50.6918, -3.19238
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former barn of Dunscombe Farm, now serving as a shop for a caravan site, is located parallel to the farmhouse to the east. This building dates back to the 17th century and features a reroofed stone rubble structure. Notably, embedded in the east wall is what appears to be a 12th-century column or pillar, along with the remains of its capital.

Local climate

Former Barn of Dunscombe Farm, Now Caravan Site Shop, Parallel with Farmhouse to East 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 greater than that of 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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