Barn to North of Townsend Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 March 1982. Barn. 3 related planning applications.
Barn to North of Townsend Farm
- WRENN ID
- solemn-ledge-heron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Aylesbury MP: Laura Kyrke-Smith (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 March 1982
- Type
- Barn
- Address
- Barn to North of Townsend Farm, Oving Road, Whitchurch, HP22 4JF
- OS grid reference
- SP 797 210
- Coordinates
- 51.88207, -0.84299
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
An 18th-century barn, located north of Townsend Farm and currently being converted into a house. The barn's lower walls are constructed of whitewashed brick and rubble stone, with a timber frame above, featuring whitewashed brick infill. The rear wall is primarily of rubble stone. It has a half-hipped tile roof and consists of six bays. A 20th-century metal casement window is located in the right-hand gable, and there is a lean-to addition to the left. There is an entry on the rear elevation. The barn is included on the list for its group value.
Local climate
Barn to North of Townsend Farm receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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 — 5 transactions since 1995
- 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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