Newbiggin Cottages Newbiggin Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 January 1985. Farmhouse.

Newbiggin Cottages Newbiggin Farmhouse

WRENN ID
south-storey-heath
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Barrow and Furness MP: Michelle Scrogham (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 January 1985
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Newbiggin Cottages Newbiggin Farmhouse, Waberthwaite, Cumberland
OS grid reference
SD 094 940
Coordinates
54.33435, -3.39344
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Newbiggin Cottages and Newbiggin Farmhouse is a farmhouse that has been subdivided, dated 1816. It features the initials J.P. and the inscription "SPES MEA IN DEO" in Roman lettering on a panel with a moulded frame above the main door. A south wing was added in the mid-19th century, along with later alterations. The building is constructed of coursed rubble, with the south wing rendered. The main house and north wing have corner pilasters and a cornice, while the main house also includes sill bands on both floors. The roof is covered with graduated slate and has rendered end chimneys, as well as stone coping and kneelers on the main house and north wing. The structure is two storeys high and consists of five bays overall, arranged in a 1:3:1 pattern. The main block is symmetrical, featuring a central panelled door with a rectangular fanlight in a stone surround, flanked by sash windows on either side and three above. There are sash windows on each floor in both wings, all with glazing bars and stone surrounds, except for the south wing, which has segment-headed openings. Former stables adjoining to the south, now used as a garage, are not of interest.

Local climate

Newbiggin Cottages Newbiggin Farmhouse sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,590 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 99% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 20 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.2°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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