High Hampsfield Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 February 1989. A C18 Farmhouse. 1 related planning application.

High Hampsfield Farmhouse

WRENN ID
crooked-threshold-fog
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Lake District National Park
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
15 February 1989
Type
Farmhouse
Address
High Hampsfield Farmhouse, Broughton East, Westmorland and Furness
OS grid reference
SD 404 803
Coordinates
54.2155, -2.91529
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

High Hampsfield Farmhouse is a farmhouse that likely dates from the early 18th century. It is constructed of roughcast stone rubble and has a slate roof. The building is two storeys high and has four bays, with the first bay being recessed. The ground floor features casement windows, while the second bay includes a fire window. On the first floor, there are small sash windows with single glazing and horns. The entrance to the third bay is marked by a gabled porch with an outer door and a limestone finial, and the entrance to the first bay has a canopy that extends over the window. The farmhouse has gable end stacks and a cross-axial stack, along with an outshut at the rear.

Local climate

High Hampsfield Farmhouse sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,520 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 97% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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