Church Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 March 1961. Farmhouse. 3 related planning applications.

Church Farmhouse

WRENN ID
small-barrel-spindle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 March 1961
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Church Farmhouse, Lovington, BA7 7PY
OS grid reference
ST 596 308
Coordinates
51.07572, -2.57662
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Church Farmhouse is a detached farmhouse that dates from the 17th century, with 18th century and later additions. It is constructed from local lias stone that has been cut and squared. The main roof features scalloped clay tiles over stone slate base courses, with plain verges, while the subsidiary roofs are covered with Welsh slates and plain clay tiles, all having plain gables.

The building is two storeys high and has a four-bay main south elevation, with various additions to the west. It features small-pane casement windows, with three-light windows below and two-light windows above. There are French doors in the second bay on the lower level, all of which are set under voussoired flat arched heads. To the west, there is a single-storey extension with a slate roof, and south of this is a two-storey, single-bay wing that was formerly separate but is now linked to the main house. This wing has a 20th century lean-to porch set at an angle, which includes a simple window and a plain door. There are further extensions at the rear.

The interior has not been seen, but it is reported to contain a large fireplace with traces of a former bacon-curing chamber, as well as part fielded panelling in the parlour, which features an 18th century painted panel above the fireplace.

Local climate

Church Farmhouse receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% 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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