Barn, Approximately 40 Metres South West of Umberleigh House and Barton is a Grade II listed building in the North Devon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1987. Barn.

Barn, Approximately 40 Metres South West of Umberleigh House and Barton

WRENN ID
noble-rood-rain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Devon
Constituency
North Devon MP: Ian Roome (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 March 1987
Type
Barn
OS grid reference
SS 594 245
Coordinates
51.0031, -4.00512
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This barn, located approximately 40 metres south-west of Umberleigh House and Barton, likely dates from the late 17th century. It is constructed of stone rubble and cob, topped with a hipped corrugated iron roof. The barn features a symmetrical layout with central opposing threshing doors. On the north side, there is a massive 17th-century chamfered door surround with old double plank doors. Inside, there are nine trusses with straight principals that support three tiers of threaded purlins and a ridge purlin.

Local climate

Barn, Approximately 40 Metres South West of Umberleigh House and Barton receives an average of 950 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 83% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% 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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