Hill Farm in

Stawley Stawley is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, situated west of Taunton. The parish has a population of 279 and includes the village of Kittisford and the hamlets of Appley, Greenham and Tracebridge. History The manor was recorde ...

Somerset Somerset ( , ), Archaism, archaically Somersetshire ( , , ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel, Gloucestershire, and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east ...

, England was built in the late 16th century. It is a Grade II*

listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building is a structure of particular architectural or historic interest deserving of special protection. Such buildings are placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Hi ...

History

The farmhouse was built in the late 16th or early 17th century. It was an outlying farm of

Cothay Manor Cothay Manor is a Listed building, grade one listed medieval house and gardens, in Stawley, near Wellington, Somerset, Wellington, Somerset. The manor grounds consist of almost 40 acres and include cottages, outbuildings, stables, and 12 acres o ...

. The farm now has around 100 goats and makes three kinds of cheese. In 2008 a new barn, milking parlour and dairy was constructed.

Architecture

The L-shaped stone building has a slated

cruck A cruck or crook frame is a curved timber, one of a pair, which support the roof of a building, historically used in England and Wales. This type of timber framing consists of long, generally naturally curved, timber members that lean inwards and ...

roof. Approximately east of the main farmhouse is a disused

malt house A malt house, malt barn, or maltings, is a building where cereal grain is converted into malt by soaking it in water, allowing it to sprout and then drying it to stop further growth. The malt is used in brewing beer, whisky and in certain foo ...

References

{{reflist Grade II* listed buildings in Taunton Deane Farmhouses in England Farms in Somerset