Linhay and Shippon Approx 20m South-West of West Ford Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Mid Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 May 1985. Barn.

Linhay and Shippon Approx 20m South-West of West Ford Farmhouse

WRENN ID
endless-window-kestrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Mid Devon
Constituency
Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 May 1985
Type
Barn
OS grid reference
SX 731 937
Coordinates
50.72961, -3.79803
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This building is a linhay and adjoining shippon located approximately 20 meters south-west of West Ford Farmhouse, likely dating from the late 18th century. It is constructed of cob on rubble footings, with some 20th-century brick patching and a timber frame. The roof is made of corrugated iron, which was originally thatch. The structure is two stories tall and faces the farmyard to the north. The roof features a gabled design that was originally half-hipped on the left side and hipped on the right.

The right end of the building consists of a four-bay linhay, with heavy scantling crossbeams supported by two granite orthostats and one tenoned into an oak post. The posts that support the hayloft carry A-frame trusses with pegged lap-jointed collars. The roof extends three bays over the shippon, which has a hayloft above it. There is a door on the left side and a central loading bay on the first floor. The first floor is supported by reused late 16th to early 17th century moulded crossbeams with cleaved roll stops. This building is included for its group value.

Local climate

Linhay and Shippon Approx 20m South-West of West Ford Farmhouse receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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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