MSO10623 - Burrow Farmhouse, Wootton Courtenay (Building)

Summary

A 17th Century farmhouse enlarged in the late 18th or early 19th Century. The garden wall to the south is built of random rubble red sandstone and features a wall box inset with the initials 'GR'.

Please read the Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record .

Type and Period (2)

Protected Status

Full Description

Farmhouse. C17, enlarged late C18-early C19. Roughcast over rubble, thatched roof hipped to left, half hipped on cross wing right, brick stack left end, third bay left and large lateral stack rising at rear. Plan 3 cell and cross passage enlarged with cross wings in end bays right on facade and on rear elevation. Garden front: 2 storeys, 6:1 bays; all C19 3-light casements except third bay left below stack and leaded 3-light iron casement in cross wing gable end, C20 opening below, entrance between fifth and sixth bays left. Rear elevation facing foldyard, C17 ovolo moulded 4-light window. Interior: extensively altered and lacking datable features, collar beam roof. Low random rubble red sandstone wall enclosing garden front with wall box inset, semi-circular headed with initials GR. Forms a good group with earlier farmhouse, now barn (qv) across foldyard. [1] English Heritage Listed Building Number: 265398. First Listed on 22/05/1969. [2] 3-cell Cross passage plan. Stone, Render, roughcast and pebbledash walls. Collar beam, Hipped, Half-hipped roof [3] The building was visited in June 2012 as part of the rapid condition survey of Exmoor's Listed Buildings 2012-13. The farmhouse received a BAR score of 6, the wall box a score of 5A and the walls a score of 4A. [4] The building is depicted on the 2020 MasterMap data and labelled Burrow End. The wall line is also shown. [5]

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Index: 5/6/1985. 34th List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, District of West Somerset (Somerset).
  • <2> Unassigned: Webster CJ, Historic Environment Record. 2005. Staff Comments, Somerset County Council.
  • <3> Unpublished document: Somerset County Council. Various. Somerset HER parish files - Exmoor records. PRN 31102.
  • <4> Report: Lawrence, G.. 2014. Exmoor National Park: Rapid condition survey of listed buildings 2012-13.
  • <5>XY Map: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap data. 1:2,500. [Mapped features: #40048 Farmhouse, ; #41362 Wall, ]

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Other Statuses/References

  • 2012-3 Building At Risk Score (4A): 444/6/115/3
  • 2012-3 Building At Risk Score (5A): 444/6/115/2
  • 2012-3 Building At Risk Score (6): 444/6/115/1
  • Exmoor National Park HER Number (now deleted): MSO6273
  • Local List Status (No)
  • National Monuments Record reference: SS 94 SW75
  • National Park: Exmoor National Park
  • NBR Index Number: 83261
  • NRHE HOB UID (Pastscape): 542514
  • Somerset SMR PRN: 31102

Map

Location

Grid reference Centred SS 9380 4209 (37m by 53m) (2 map features)
Map sheet SS94SW
Civil Parish WOOTTON COURTENAY, WEST SOMERSET, SOMERSET

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Record last edited

May 27 2021 1:17PM

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