Granary to the North-West of Benshayes Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 December 1987. Granary.

Granary to the North-West of Benshayes Farmhouse

WRENN ID
dark-storey-thunder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Devon
Constituency
Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 December 1987
Type
Granary
OS grid reference
SS 937 224
Coordinates
50.9919, -3.51578
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The granary, located to the north-west of Benshayes Farmhouse, is likely from the late 18th century or early 19th century. It features a timber frame with brick infill, which is whitewashed and plastered on the outside. The structure is supported on staddle stones and has a hipped slate roof. It has a square plan with the doorway situated on the north side. This granary is an unusual survival in the region and is part of a notable farmyard group.

Local climate

Granary to the North-West of Benshayes Farmhouse receives an average of 890 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 66% 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 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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