Barn and Shippen (Approximately 35 Metres North of Ashleigh Barton Farmhouse) is a Grade II listed building in the South Hams local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 February 1984. Barn, shippen. 2 related planning applications.

Barn and Shippen (Approximately 35 Metres North of Ashleigh Barton Farmhouse)

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Hams
Constituency
South West Devon MP: Rebecca Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 February 1984
Type
Barn, shippen
Address
Barn and Shippen (Approximately 35 Metres North of Ashleigh Barton Farmhouse), PL5 4LH
OS grid reference
SX 475 625
Coordinates
50.44287, -4.14809
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a barn and shippen range dating from the 18th century, located approximately 35 metres north of Ashleigh Barton Farmhouse. It is constructed of stone rubble and features a scantle slate roof with hipped and gabled ends. The shippen is currently clad in corrugated iron. The barn is situated at the west end and has a central cart entrance on the north side. There is a projecting porch on the south side, which has a flight of steps leading up to it, and it is flanked by lean-to implement sheds, one of which has an asbestos sheet roof. The long shippen range extends to the east and includes external steps leading to the loft. This building is included for its group value.

Local climate

Barn and Shippen (Approximately 35 Metres North of Ashleigh Barton Farmhouse) sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 77% 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 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 92% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 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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