The Tithe Barn Tithe Barn Cottage is a Grade II* listed building in the Exmoor National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 May 1969. Tithe barn. 9 related planning applications.

The Tithe Barn Tithe Barn Cottage

WRENN ID
plain-eave-thunder
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Exmoor National Park
Constituency
Tiverton and Minehead MP: Rachel Gilmour (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 May 1969
Type
Tithe barn
Address
The Tithe Barn Tithe Barn Cottage, Selworthy, Somerset, TA24 8TW
OS grid reference
SS 918 467
Coordinates
51.2096, -3.54953
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Tithe Barn and Tithe Barn Cottage comprise a late medieval tithe barn that has been enlarged and converted into two dwellings, with substantial alterations in the 19th and mid-20th centuries. The barn is constructed of local stone rubble, with some cob exposed on the south front, and has a double Roman tiled roof with coped verges and kneelers at the west end. Two stone stacks are situated towards the centre of the building.

The building lies east-west, and the original front facing the road remains largely unaltered. The south front has been extensively modified to accommodate one of the dwellings. The north front features seven buttresses with offsets, and a centrally positioned, blocked archway, possibly a dole window or for tithe offerings. This arch retains a hoodmould with decorative terminals and carving, and is a rare feature. A two-light cinquefoil headed window is present in the gable end of the west elevation, with remnants of an ovolo moulded window below. Much of the west elevation has been altered. An entrance is situated on the buttressed south front, incorporating late 19th and mid-20th century additions.

The interior contains no datable features. A photograph is held within the National Monuments Record.

Local climate

The Tithe Barn Tithe Barn Cottage sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,130 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 88% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 95% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 10 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 2003
  • Related listed building consents — 9 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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