Staple Park Farmhouse

Farmhouse. Built in the 17th century, it was refenestrated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The farmhouse is constructed of roughcast over rubble, with steeply pitched slate roofs, coped verges, and stone stacks to the gable ends, one to the right of the cross passage and another to a wing. It has a roughly L-shaped layout, with a projecting section on the north-east side and a north-west wing built at the same time.

The south front has two storeys and four bays, featuring 3-light casement windows with a 2-light window in the right end bay. A 20th-century door is located in the second bay from the left. A small window is in the gable end wall, likely leading to the staircase. A two-bay wing to the side has 2-light and 3-light casement windows, and a 20th-century door.

The interior has not been inspected, but it is believed to contain features of interest. A tablet in Staple Fitzpaine Church commemorates William Cross, who was born here in 1620 when the house was known as Park Lodge. Following the enclosure of the deer park, the house was named Lodge Farm on a map of 1822.