Underhill Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1986. Farmhouse.

Underhill Farmhouse

WRENN ID
narrow-keep-wagtail
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
6 March 1986
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Underhill Farmhouse, Babcary
OS grid reference
ST 569 285
Coordinates
51.05456, -2.61618
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Underhill Farmhouse is a farmhouse built in the early 18th century and 19th century. It is constructed from local grey lias stone that has been cut and squared, with a roof of triple roll clay tiles between coped gables. The southern half of the farmhouse has been thatched within living memory and features brick chimney stacks.

The west elevation has two storeys and consists of three bays on each side. The northern half, dating from the 19th century, has 16-pane sash windows set in voussoired segmental arched openings with exposed sash boxes. The upper window bay has two windows, and below it is a glazed door with a simple slim fanlight set in a matching opening. This portion also has four through tie-rods with circular plates. The southern half, dating from the 18th century, has lower-set horizontal bar casement windows, with a 3-light window under timber lintels below and a 2-light window above. There is also a further single-storey extension against the south gable.

The east elevation of the northern part matches the west, while the southern section has an additional lean-to along this face. The interior has not been seen.

Local climate

Underhill 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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