High Oxen Fell Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Lake District National Park local planning authority area, England. Farmhouse. 3 related planning applications.
High Oxen Fell Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- idle-bonework-dale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lake District National Park
- Constituency
- Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- High Oxen Fell Farmhouse, Skelwith, Westmorland and Furness, LA21 8DL
- OS grid reference
- NY 323 019
- Coordinates
- 54.40812, -3.04402
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
High Oxen Fell Farmhouse is a farmhouse that features a bread cupboard dated 1673, although it may date from the 18th century. The building is constructed of painted stone rubble with a slate roof, while the end bay is not painted. It has two storeys and four bays, with the end bay possibly having originally served as a stable. There is a slate dripcourse above the ground floor. The windows are fitted with casements. The entrance is marked by an open gabled porch that includes benches. The left side of the building has a lean-to extension, while the right side has inserted windows with slate-hung lintels. The farmhouse has gable-end stacks and a cross-axial stack. At the rear, there are two gabled wings, and stone stairs lead to upper-level entrances. The property is owned by the National Trust, having been gifted by Beatrix Potter.
Local climate
High Oxen Fell Farmhouse sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,530 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 96% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 52 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 93% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 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.
- No sale records on file
- 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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