High Fold is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1967. House. 3 related planning applications.
High Fold
- WRENN ID
- buried-garret-coral
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 January 1967
- Type
- House
- Address
- High Fold, Lakes, Westmorland and Furness, LA23 1PG
- OS grid reference
- NY 408 027
- Coordinates
- 54.41657, -2.91342
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
High Fold is a building dating from the 17th and 19th centuries, located south of High Fold Farmhouse. It is constructed from roughcast stone rubble and dry stone walling, with a slate roof. The earlier wing has two windows on each floor facing the courtyard, with slate dripstones above each floor. A lean-to porch is situated in the angle between the wings and incorporates slate benches. For group value context, see the general group description for Troutbeck Village.
Local climate
High Fold sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,510 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 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 56 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 96% of listed buildings. Of these, 31 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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