Manor House is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. Manor house.
Manor House
- WRENN ID
- tired-dormer-elder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden MP: Gen Kitchen (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Manor house
- Address
- Manor House, Wood Street, Higham Ferrers
- OS grid reference
- SP 961 684
- Coordinates
- 52.30573, -0.59074
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Manor House, now used as a house and office, dates from the mid-17th century and was restored in the 19th century. It is constructed of squared coursed limestone and features a 20th-century plain tile roof. The building has a T-shape plan and is two storeys tall with an attic. The main front has a three-window range, with a gabled cross wing that projects forward to the right.
A central square stone bay window with a gable includes a six-light stone mullion window with a transom on the ground floor, and a similar six-light window on the first floor. There is a blocked two-light attic window. The right bay, the gable of the cross wing, and the return wall of the cross wing each have two-light stone mullion windows, and the two-light attic window in the cross wing is also blocked.
To the left of the centre, there is a ribbed and studded door with a moulded stone surround and a four-centred arch head. A similar square-headed door on the return wall of the cross wing is set under a wooden lintel. The building features ashlar gable parapets and a central ashlar stack.
The rear elevation has a three-window range of mainly 19th-century stone mullion windows, while the elevation to the right of the main front has a similar two-window range. Inside, the central room boasts fine 17th-century full-height panelling with a frieze decorated with scrolls and vine leaves, along with a 17th-century fireplace featuring a similar overmantel. The room at the rear of the cross wing also has similar panelling and a 17th-century fireplace with a four-centred head, as well as moulded spine beams. A 19th-century staircase is located to the far left. Historical records indicate that the property was originally part of the Rectory, owned by Lawrence Washington in 1567.
Local climate
Manor House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 91% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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