Former Farmhouse West of Townend is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 January 1986. Farmhouse.
Former Farmhouse West of Townend
- WRENN ID
- winter-finial-falcon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 January 1986
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Former Farmhouse West of Townend, Caldbeck, Cumberland
- OS grid reference
- NY 360 352
- Coordinates
- 54.7081, -2.99361
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This former farmhouse, now used as a farm storeroom, is located west of Townend and dates back to 1797, as indicated by the inscription over the entrance, which reads "I & (?) B 1797." The building features a reused door surround from 1735. It is constructed from coursed squared mixed metamorphic rubble and limestone, with an eaves cornice and flush quoins. The roof is made of graduated greenslate, hipped to the left, and includes both brick and stone chimney stacks.
The farmhouse is two storeys high and has two bays. A gabled porch is present, featuring the reused door surround and a triangular datestone above. The inner door is a plank door set in a painted stone surround. The windows are sash style with glazing bars; the ground floor windows are double sashes, all set within limestone surrounds. There is a projecting byre to the left, but it is not of interest.
Local climate
Former Farmhouse West of Townend sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,270 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 89% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 60 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 35 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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