West Orchard Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1987. Farmhouse.

West Orchard Farmhouse

WRENN ID
hollow-fireplace-shade
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 February 1987
Type
Farmhouse
Address
West Orchard Farmhouse, Old Forge Lane, Preston Capes
OS grid reference
SP 572 546
Coordinates
52.18735, -1.16415
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

West Orchard Farmhouse is a farmhouse dated 1754, with earlier origins and 19th-century additions. It is built from coursed squared ironstone and features a slate roof with brick end stacks. The building is in an L-plan and consists of two storeys and an attic, with a four-window range. The left half has finer masonry, with a straight joint slightly to the right of the center. It includes a plank door with an overlight, set in a 19th-century open timber porch that has a gabled tile roof and bargeboards. Flanking the door are two-light casement windows with timber lintels on both the ground and first floors. There is a small one-light leaded window to the right of the center, along with additional two-light casement windows, all featuring timber lintels. To the far right, there is a single-storey brick extension. The farmhouse has a plinth and quoins, and a datestone inscribed "RS 1754" is located by the garden door at the rear. A large 19th-century wing is also present at the back. The interior has not been inspected.

Local climate

West Orchard 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 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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