Barn Approx 25m E of Great Gorwood Farmhouse (Not Included) is a Grade II listed building in the Torridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1988. Barn.

Barn Approx 25m E of Great Gorwood Farmhouse (Not Included)

WRENN ID
fallen-merlon-crow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Torridge
Constituency
Torridge and Tavistock MP: Sir Geoffrey Cox (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 October 1988
Type
Barn
OS grid reference
SS 412 197
Coordinates
50.95524, -4.26118
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This barn, dating from the 17th century, is located approximately 25 meters east of Great Gorwood Farmhouse, which is not included in the listing. It is constructed of cob on a tall stone plinth and features a gabled and half-hipped roof made of corrugated iron. The barn has a five-bay plan with a central threshing floor. On either side of the central bay, there are 19th-century plank double doors with strap hinges. Inside, the barn has five A-frame trusses with collars that are halved and pegged over the principals, and the ridge piece is set in halved and crossed apexes.

Local climate

Barn Approx 25m E of Great Gorwood Farmhouse (Not Included) sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,050 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 2 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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