Higher Rexton

This is a late Medieval farmhouse that was later divided into two cottages and is now back as a single dwelling. It was originally ceiled in the 16th century, enlarged with a kitchen addition in the 17th century, partially demolished in the 19th century, and restored in the 1970s. The construction is predominantly red sandstone random rubble, with a cob core to the earlier section. It has a thatched roof and brick stacks at the gable ends.

The original plan likely comprised two cells of an open hall house, which was ceiled to create a three-cell and cross passage layout, running roughly north-south, with the kitchen addition set into the hillside to the west. It has an outshot on the southwest side and a 20th-century addition to the southeast.

The north front has two storeys and a 1:1:1 bay arrangement. It mainly features 20th-century leaded casement windows. A truncated gable end of the earlier house remains, and the recessed centre of the kitchen addition has a stair turret projecting slightly to the right. To the right is a remaining section of a 3-light chamfered mullion window, and to the left, a large 2-centred arch doorframe, originally from a farmbuilding, has been reset with a 20th-century door. A Tudor arched doorframe is also incorporated into the south front.

The interior, which was not inspected, is said to contain a four and a half panel moulded compartment ceiling and a three-stud partition to the south, which has since been removed from the first floor on the right. A newel stair is located beside an original fireplace with a hollow moulded jamb and a 4-centred arch doorframe to the stairs. A similar fireplace is above the doorway, and the walls have been raised, destroying what was probably an earlier cruck roof. The interior includes stop-chamfered spine beams, with step and runout stops. The upper doorframe to the stairs has been reset as a cupboard. A bressumer beam is positioned over the fireplace, with an arched head to the opening on the right, which shows evidence of a former curing chamber before the inclusion of the stairs. A corndrying kiln exists, later converted to a curing chamber with an oven inserted at a later date.