Shippen Approximately 40 Metres West of Bowden is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 July 1984. Shippen.

Shippen Approximately 40 Metres West of Bowden

WRENN ID
stony-bailey-acorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Hams
Constituency
South West Devon MP: Rebecca Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 July 1984
Type
Shippen
OS grid reference
SX 575 518
Coordinates
50.34907, -4.00345
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This building is a shippen with a hay loft above, dating from the 18th or 19th century. It is constructed of stone rubble and features a slate roof with gabled ends. The structure has two storeys and includes segmental arched doorways for the shippen, with loft doors located above. To the right (northeast), there is a projecting cart entrance that has a catslide roof. The shippen is positioned facing a farmyard and is included for its group value.

Local climate

Shippen Approximately 40 Metres West of Bowden receives an average of 940 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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