Woodbrook Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 August 1986. Farmhouse.

Woodbrook Farmhouse

WRENN ID
silver-bailey-yarrow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Taunton and Wellington MP: Gideon Amos (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 August 1986
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Woodbrook Farmhouse, Pitminster
OS grid reference
ST 202 182
Coordinates
50.9584, -3.13724
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Woodbrook Farmhouse is a late medieval farmhouse that has been converted into a dwelling. It was ceiled in the 16th century, with a barn added later and the roof raised on the facade. In the late 20th century, the building was refenestrated and restored. The structure is made of random rubble local stone and features a thatched roof, with a lean-to addition on the left gable end. There is an inserted stack on the right gable end, positioned to the right of the cross passage, and a lateral stack at the rear that is masked by the barn.

The farmhouse is L-shaped and faces south, consisting of two storeys and four bays. All windows are 20th-century casements, and the lean-to on the left projects slightly forward. The entrance is located in the second bay from the left. Although the interior was not seen, it is said to contain chamfered beams with step and run-out stops in the hall and outer room. The outer room features a semi-circular fireplace recess against the rear wall, with inserted stairs to the right, and the hall has a fireplace with a chamfered lintel.

On the upper storey, there are two pairs of smoke blackened jointed cruck trusses, and evidence suggests that the east gable end was originally half-hipped. The house is notably wide at 20 feet and is one of the few examples in Somerset with a medieval half-hipped roof.

Local climate

Woodbrook Farmhouse receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 58% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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