Hill Farm, Stawley

Hill Farm
Location Stawley, Somerset, England
Coordinates 50°59′18″N 3°20′18″W / 50.9884°N 3.3384°W / 50.9884; -3.3384Coordinates: 50°59′18″N 3°20′18″W / 50.9884°N 3.3384°W / 50.9884; -3.3384
Listed Building – Grade II*
Official name: Hill Farmhouse
Designated 26 March 1984[1]
Reference no. 1176991
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name: The Malthouse 10 metres East of Hill Farmhouse
Designated 26 March 1984[2]
Reference no. 1177013
Location of Hill Farm in Somerset

Hill Farm in Stawley, Somerset, England was built in the late 16th century. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

History

The farmhouse was built in the late 16th or early 17th century.[1] It was an outlying farm of Cothay Manor.[3]

The farm now has around 100 goats and makes three kinds of cheese.[4][5][6][7] In 2008 a new barn, milking parlour and dairy was constructed.[8][9]

Architecture

The "L" shaped stone building has a slated cruck roof.[1] Approximately 10 metres (33 ft) east of the main farmhouse is a disused malt house.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Hill Farmhouse". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 "The Malthouse 10 metres East of Hill Farmhouse". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Farm and Us". Hill Farm Dairy. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  4. ↑ Stanbrook-Byrne, Simone (4 August 2016). "Hill Farm, the farm with a heart". Somerset Life. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Making the most of goat farming". Food. BBC. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Stawley". Cheese.com. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Meet the Goat Farmers and Cheese Makers". Grow Eat Gather. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  8. ↑ Waite, Richard (21 October 2011). "Udderly charming - Designscape shows off Somerset dairy". Architects Journal. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  9. ↑ "Hill Farm Dairy". Designscape. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
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