Leighton Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1968. Farmhouse.

Leighton Farmhouse

WRENN ID
pitched-pillar-poplar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 March 1968
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Leighton Farmhouse, Wanstrow
OS grid reference
ST 703 438
Coordinates
51.19342, -2.4253
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Leighton Farmhouse is an 18th-century farmhouse constructed of rubble with a pantile roof and brick stacks. The building has a rectangular shape and features a nearly symmetrical facade. It is two stories high with three bays, showcasing edge-moulded three-light stone mullion windows that have drip moulds on the ground floor. The entrance includes a moulded stone door opening with a prominent triple keystone and a curved stone hood supported by cut stone brackets, leading to a 20th-century half-glazed door.

Local climate

Leighton Farmhouse receives an average of 870 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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