Yew Tree Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 August 1985. Farmhouse. 1 related planning application.

Yew Tree Farmhouse

WRENN ID
gentle-gallery-crow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 August 1985
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Yew Tree Farmhouse, Borrowdale, Cumberland, CA12 5XB
OS grid reference
NY 257 147
Coordinates
54.52291, -3.14927
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

A farmhouse, dating to the late 17th century, with 18th and 19th century additions. The farmhouse is constructed of whitewashed slate rubble walls, topped by a graduated greenslate roof with rebuilt chimney stacks finished in roughcast. A 19th-century single-bay extension sits to the left, under the same roof, and a 2-bay rear extension from the 18th century creates an overall T-shape. A 20th-century door is set within a recessed porch, while the original 17th-century studded oak door is fastened to the side wall of the porch. The ground floor has 20th-century leaded-paned windows, and a small firewindow to the left. Above, there are fixed-pane casement windows, all set under wooden lintels in original plain reveals. The 19th-century extension has 20th-century casement windows. The rear extension has casement windows with glazing bars, and a small ground-floor firewindow to the left. Inside, a 17th-century stone chimney breast is supported by a firebeam on corbels, and there are 18th-century panelled doors.

Local climate

Yew Tree Farmhouse sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,470 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 96% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
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