The Byre is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1987. Farmhouse. 5 related planning applications.
The Byre
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 December 1987
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- The Byre, 2, Church Lane, Bugbrooke, NN7 3PB
- OS grid reference
- SP 676 575
- Coordinates
- 52.21184, -1.0117
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Byre is a farmhouse that dates from the late 17th century, with significant additions from the late 18th and early 19th centuries, along with 20th-century alterations. It is constructed from coursed squared ironstone and limestone, topped with plain-tile roofs and features brick ridges and internal and end stacks. Originally designed with a two-unit plan, the building is two stories high and has a two-window range.
On the ground floor, there is an old plank door to the left, which has a pegged wood surround and a stop-chamfered wood lintel, set within a 20th-century porch. To the right of the door are 20th-century double-leaf French windows and a three-light leaded casement window to the left of the center, also with a stop-chamfered wood lintel. The first floor features three-light leaded casements, each with stop-chamfered wood lintels. The left side of the building has quoins and a stone-coped gable with kneelers.
To the right, there is a seven-storey, two-window extension that is set back and features two- and three-light casement windows on both the ground and first floors, with wood lintels. This extension also has a stone-coped gable with kneelers. A large two-storey, two-window wing projects to the left, connected to the main house by a short link. This wing is likely from the early 19th century and has similar two- and three-light leaded windows.
Inside, the farmhouse includes chamfered spine beams and an open fireplace with a chamfered bressumer. The building was formerly thatched.
Local climate
The Byre sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2007
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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