Barn Approximately 6 Metres South of Middle Venton Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Dartmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 March 1988. Barn.

Barn Approximately 6 Metres South of Middle Venton Farmhouse

WRENN ID
haunted-postern-sepia
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dartmoor National Park
Constituency
Central Devon MP: Sir Mel Stride (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 March 1988
Type
Barn
OS grid reference
SX 694 910
Coordinates
50.70429, -3.84987
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a barn located approximately 6 metres south of Middle Venton Farmhouse, dating from the 17th century and refurbished in the late 19th to early 20th century. It is constructed of cob on stone rubble footings, with the south end rebuilt using granite stone rubble and topped with a corrugated iron roof. The barn is oriented on a north-south axis, with its west side facing the lane. It features large nearly full-height double doorways in the middle of each long wall that open onto the threshing floor. The eastern doorway is flanked by short projecting midstrey walls, and both doorways have small hoods extending from the eaves. The roof is gable-ended on the left side and hipped on the right. Inside, the barn is open to the roof, which consists of replacement trusses from the late 19th to early 20th century.

Local climate

Barn Approximately 6 Metres South of Middle Venton Farmhouse receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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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