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Tower Hill Farm

A Grade II Listed Building in Rainow, Cheshire East

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Latitude: 53.2794 / 53°16'45"N

Longitude: -2.0796 / 2°4'46"W

OS Eastings: 394788

OS Northings: 375822

OS Grid: SJ947758

Mapcode National: GBR FZXJ.K5

Mapcode Global: WHBBJ.0TZV

Plus Code: 9C5V7WHC+P5

Entry Name: Tower Hill Farm

Listing Date: 9 December 1983

Last Amended: 27 February 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1138930

English Heritage Legacy ID: 58067

ID on this website: 101138930

Location: Rainow, Cheshire East, Cheshire, SK10

County: Cheshire East

Civil Parish: Rainow

Traditional County: Cheshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Cheshire

Church of England Parish: Rainow Holy Trinity

Church of England Diocese: Chester

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SJ 97 NW
2/156

RAINOW C.P.
TOWER HILL (West Side)
No 2 Tower Hill Farm (Not Tower Hill)

(Formerly listed as Tower Hill and attached farmbuilding)

GV
II

Farmhouse: mid C17 with C19 alterations. Washed, coursed squared buff sandstone rubble. Kerridge stone-slate roof, stone ridge and two stone chimneys. Two and a half storey, three-bay front. End bays have three-light wooden casements under rough stone lintels. Central bay has door behind wooden porch with a two-light and a single light above. To sides and rear are rubble hood moulds.

Interior: Major partitions are stone rubble but party walls are timber framed with stone flags as infill. Most doors are C17, five-panelled with reeded rails. Dogleg staircase, with simple handrail, square newels and no balusters. Some wide boarding used as panelling and original roof structure.

Attached farm buildings: partly C17 and a shippon dated 1743. Materials as farmhouse. Z-shaped plan of former cottage now garage and two shippons. Rectangular openings have wooden or rough stone lintels.

Listing NGR: SJ9478875822

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