Wrixhill

Wrixhill is a farmhouse that likely has origins dating back to the early 17th century, although its lower end has been completely rebuilt. It was remodeled around the 18th century. The building is constructed from painted stone rubble and cob, topped with a steeply pitched asbestos slate roof that has gabled ends; it was thatched until the early 1980s. There are rendered stacks on the right-hand gable end and an axial stack to the right of the cross passage at the lower entrance.

The original plan probably consisted of three rooms with a cross passage, which now serves as the lower entrance. The lower end has been entirely rebuilt in the early 19th century and is now a barn, while the upper end has been remodeled. The main range consists of three rooms with a cross passage between the former hall and inner room, and there is a dairy in an outshut at the rear. The farmhouse is two storeys high with a regular four-window front.

The ground floor features a wide plank door with a glazed light at the lower entrance. To the right, there are two 19th-century two-light casements with glazing bars flanking the entrance, which is covered by a 20th-century gabled glazed porch. Above, there are four two-light casements: three on the right are 19th-century with glazing bars, while the left window is a 20th-century addition.

At the rear, there is evidence of at least two raisings of the eaves, and an outshut beneath a lean-to roof. Adjoining the left-hand gable end is a barn made of stone rubble with a corrugated asbestos roof, also two storeys high. This barn features a shippon door on the left beneath a cambered lintel, and a plank door on the right with a partly boarded two-light casement with glazing bars above. Stone rubble steps lead to the loft at the rear.

Inside the farmhouse, the left-hand room, which was probably once the cross passage, has heavy chamfered ceiling beams. There is a significant amount of 18th and 19th-century joinery, including a plank door with cover moulds and strap hinges at the top of the stairs. The roof, dating from around the 18th century, features lapped and pegged collars. The name "Wrixhill" is likely of Celtic origin, with the first known documentary reference dating back to 1219. It appears in the Survey of Lord Dynham's lands from 1566, as recorded in the Devon County Record Office.