Deverell's Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 June 1952. Farmhouse. 2 related planning applications.

Deverell's Farmhouse

WRENN ID
forgotten-mantel-foxglove
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Buckingham and Bletchley MP: Callum Anderson (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 June 1952
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Deverell's Farmhouse, Mursley Road, Swanbourne, MK17 0SH
OS grid reference
SP 801 272
Coordinates
51.93823, -0.83495
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Deverell's Farmhouse is a house dated 1632, as indicated by a tablet at the top of the porch gable. The building is constructed from large blocks of coursed rubble limestone and features a moulded stone string course at the first floor level. It has an old tile roof with restored stone coped gables and kneelers. The third bay has a rebuilt brick chimney with grouped shafts, offset heads, and pilasters, while a smaller brick chimney is located to the left. The house is designed in a T-plan, with two storeys and an attic, and consists of four bays.

The windows are moulded stone mullions with leaded lights, featuring a 2-light window on the ground floor left, and 4-light windows above and in the second and fourth bays. The ground floor right window has been much restored. The third bay includes a two-storey and attic gabled porch projection with a much restored moulded Tudor arch, a 3-light window above with a hoodmould, and a small rectangular leaded light in the attic. The gable ends have 3-light attic windows with hoodmoulds, and there is a similar wing to the rear opposite the porch.

Inside, the interior has largely been altered in the 18th century, featuring plain panelled dados and late 18th-century fireplace surrounds, one of which is delicately carved and includes a frieze panel depicting a hunting scene. The right-hand front room also has a corner cupboard from the same period, which has arched curved doors and an ornamental frieze. The inner front door is from the 17th century and has a moulded and stopped oak frame.

Local climate

Deverell's Farmhouse 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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