Building record 1104100000 - CHURCH FARMHOUSE

Summary

Seventeenth century timber-framed house, refronted and extended in the nineteenth century

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 400390: CHURCH FARMHOUSE (DBC3003)

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Type and Period (3)

  • HOUSE (17th Century to 19th Century - 1600 AD to 1899 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) TIMBER FRAMED HOUSE (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
  • (Alternate Type) LOBBY ENTRY HOUSE (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)

Description

Grade II. House. C17 L-plan house, refronted C19 and with C19 lean-to extension in rear angle. Timber frame with thin brick infill exposed to rear. Front of white brick. Half-hipped old tile roof, central chimney of thin brick with pilaster. 2 storeys, 2 bays. Tripartite sash windows, central 4-panelled door with blind semi-circular fanlight in brick arch. RCHM II p.290-1 Mon. 8 (B1).

Church Farm is a two-storeyed house with a small cellar on an L-shaped plan. The walls of the longer wing have been refaced with modern brick. The central chimney stack is of thin bricks. Condition - Fairly good, except for the floor of the shorter wing over the cellar which is rotten and dangerous. Grade II (B2)

This record includes National Record of the Historic Environment Information provided by Historic England on 4 June 2025 licensed under the Open Government Licence.

Sources (3)

  • <1>SBC20017 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Bucks: Aylesbury Vale: Parishes of Dunton &C. p71.
  • <2>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume 1. Volume 1. p290-1.
  • <3>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE).

Location

Grid reference SP 80061 27373 (point)
Civil Parish SWANBOURNE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Aug 17 2026 3:51PM

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