Kelsons Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 May 1985. Farmhouse. 1 related planning application.

Kelsons Farmhouse

WRENN ID
rough-flagstone-weasel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Wells and Mendip Hills MP: Tessa Munt (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 May 1985
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Kelsons Farmhouse, Plud Street, Wedmore, BS28 4BH
OS grid reference
ST 428 472
Coordinates
51.22192, -2.81971
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Kelsons Farmhouse is a 17th-century farmhouse with alterations dated 1880. It is constructed of random limestone rubble and features a slate roof with two brick stacks. The building has two storeys and three bays, with three-light casements that include glazing bars. The central door opening contains a four-panelled door, with the top two panels glazed, and is topped by a 20th-century hood supported by paired slender posts. Inside, there is a notable dog-leg staircase with splat balusters, pierced finials, and pendants. Additionally, the fireback in the right ground floor room is dated 1698.

Local climate

Kelsons Farmhouse receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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