Farmyard Wall in Centre of Yard at Babdown Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 March 1987. Farmyard wall. 3 related planning applications.

Farmyard Wall in Centre of Yard at Babdown Farm

WRENN ID
sleeping-parapet-gorse
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cotswold
Constituency
South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 March 1987
Type
Farmyard wall
Address
Farmyard Wall in Centre of Yard at Babdown Farm, A4135, Beverston, GL8 8YL
OS grid reference
ST 844 944
Coordinates
51.64877, -2.22636
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The wall, built in 1847, forms part of a farmyard complex created for Robert Stayner Holford, possibly designed by Lewis Vulliamy. It connects the barn, stable block, and their adjoining cowhouses, though it does not touch them. The wall is constructed of rubble stone, with sections of drystone work, and incorporates plain piers with rounded caps at openings. The main section runs southwest to northeast between the stable block and cowhouses, incorporating three openings with pairs of piers. Two shorter sections extend at right angles to the northwest, approaching the barn and flanking a cart entry on each side, creating three nearly enclosed areas within the yard. The wall’s height varies between approximately 1 meter and 1.5 meters. It remains a largely unaltered feature in a complete contemporary farmyard, potentially one of several built in the area by Vulliamy, and serves as a vital link between the various farm buildings.

Local climate

Farmyard Wall in Centre of Yard at Babdown Farm receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 50% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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