Building record 1118200000 - MUXWELL FARMHOUSE, MIDDLE CLAYDON

Summary

Seventeenth century timber-framed thatched farmhouse at Muxwell Farm, with nineteenth century extension and restored in the twentieth century.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1288460: MUXWELL FARMHOUSE (DBC3021)

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Type and Period (3)

  • FARMHOUSE (17th Century - 1600 AD to 1699 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 restored C20. Timber framed with brick infill, some patterned. Thatched roof, half-hipped to left. Chimney stack of thin brick between right-hand bays. 2 storeys and attic. 3 main bays of 4-light leaded casements to west, 3-light to upper left. Lobby entry has C20 timber framed and thatched porch, 2-light leaded casement above and C19-C20 jettied gable to attic with small 3-light leaded window. Rear has outshot to left-hand bays with paired leaded casements in thatch to first floor and attic. C19 extension at right-angles to rear right. S. gable wall has original oak window with moulded and plain diagonal mullions to ground floor right (B1).
Buildings report dated Oct 1979 - Jan 1980 held at NMR (B2).

A group of farm buildings at Mulwel Farm around a yard to the northeast of the house, some of which may be contemporary with the house. The eastern range consists of of cattle stalls,the northern a barn flanked by lower buildings and the western range has been much altered but may originally have been stables. There was originally a southern range but this has since been destroyed (B3).

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>SBC3775 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p30.
  • <2>SBC23358 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2006. NMR Buildings Reports. BF032991.
  • <3>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 2002.

Location

Grid reference SP 71876 24033 (point)
Civil Parish MIDDLE CLAYDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (0)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Investigation by RCHME/EH Architectural Survey (Ref: 613515) (EBC18798)

Record last edited

May 14 2026 8:46AM

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