Hill Fields

Hill Fields is a former farmhouse that has been converted into a house. It dates from the first half of the 17th century, with extensions added in the late 17th century and possibly later alterations made in the 19th century and late 20th century. The building features timber framing on a stone plinth, with sections that are brick nogged and others that are wattle and daub, all topped with a slate roof.

The structure consists of five bays and is 1½ storeys high, with a single room depth and a leanto at part of the rear. The front of the building has a large external stone chimney on the right side and a random rubble stone leanto extension that originally housed an oven. The timber framing has three panels high up to the eaves. On the right side, there are double French doors from the 20th century, with two narrow panels to the left and a projecting timber from the original porch, which has a blocked doorway. Above this, there is a 2-light casement window in a gabled dormer, with the roof slightly lower to the left of the blocked doorway. A 20th-century door is located under a half-glazed leanto porch from the late 20th century, and to the left is a 3-light casement window. There is evidence of beams being tenoned through the studs on the left side, and the wall timbers are numbered.

Additionally, there are two 3-light casements, with late 20th-century double garage doors replacing earlier doors. Above these, there is a rooflight and a 2-light casement in a leanto dormer. The left gable features a tie beam truss with a collar and V struts above it. Inside, there is a large stone fireplace on the right, with marks from knife sharpening on the stone. The roof has one pair of purlins and a square ridge. The left end of the building is reported to have been used as a cowhouse in the 20th century. The rear framing remains intact, and the main front of the building may consist of three periods, though it is certainly from at least two. The leanto conservatory at the right end is not of special interest.