Sorrels Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1955. Farmhouse.

Sorrels Farmhouse

WRENN ID
over-steeple-poplar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 February 1955
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Sorrels Farmhouse, Upper Street, Fittleworth, Chichester
OS grid reference
TQ 009 194
Coordinates
50.96531, -0.56348
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Sorrels Farmhouse is a farmhouse that dates from the 17th century or earlier. It was refaced in the late 18th century with red mathematical tiles. The building has two storeys and features three windows. It has a hipped tiled roof and casement windows with small square panes. There are two flat bays on either side of the doors, and the doorway is topped with a flat hood supported by brackets. The west wall is made of sandstone and includes a stone chimney breast with red brick offsets and a stack above. There is also a blocked window with a stone mullion and a dripstone above it.

Local climate

Sorrels Farmhouse receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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