West Newton Manor is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 February 1981. Manor.

West Newton Manor

WRENN ID
scarred-barrel-winter
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Bridgwater MP: Sir Ashley Fox (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 February 1981
Type
Manor
Address
West Newton Manor, North Petherton
OS grid reference
ST 288 291
Coordinates
51.05718, -3.01591
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

West Newton Manor, previously listed as Manor Farmhouse, dates back to around 1346 and features a core that has been remodelled with additions in the 17th century for the Cheek family, along with alterations and additions from the late 19th century. The building is constructed of colourwashed random rubble with a slate roof and large brick stacks, one of which is located on the frontage on a projecting base.

The manor has an irregular plan and elevations and stands two storeys high, with a layout of 1:1:1:1 bays. It features 3, 4, and 5-light wooden-mullioned windows, some of which are 17th century while others are 19th century, all set in cambered head reveals. The left bay is part of a 19th-century wing that has a front-facing gable, and there are three windows on the first floor within gabled half-dormers, each adorned with wood and plaster enrichment.

A two-storey gabled porch is located at the third bay, featuring a 5-light wooden-mullioned window on the first floor. The ground floor has an opening with a moulded 4-centred head wooden architrave that includes incised lettering reading "H.C.K." for Henry and Katherine Cheek, dated 1622, and an inner door with a studded 2-panelled design. To the right return, there is a gabled ashlar bellcote. The returns and rear of the building show significant 19th-century alterations, including some 2-light mullioned windows in the left return.

The interior retains remnants of aisle posts, timber-framed partitioning, and a 17th-century staircase, along with other notable features.

Local climate

West Newton Manor receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% 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 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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