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Cocklebury Farmhouse

A Grade II Listed Building in Chippenham, Wiltshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4642 / 51°27'51"N

Longitude: -2.105 / 2°6'18"W

OS Eastings: 392801

OS Northings: 173922

OS Grid: ST928739

Mapcode National: GBR 2SJ.2MG

Mapcode Global: VH96C.GGJC

Plus Code: 9C3VFV7V+MX

Entry Name: Cocklebury Farmhouse

Listing Date: 20 October 1975

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1268117

English Heritage Legacy ID: 462211

ID on this website: 101268117

Location: Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15

County: Wiltshire

Civil Parish: Chippenham

Built-Up Area: Chippenham

Traditional County: Wiltshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire

Church of England Parish: Chippenham with Tytherton Lucas

Church of England Diocese: Bristol

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Description



CHIPPENHAM

ST97SW COCKLEBURY LANE
930-1/1/19 Cocklebury Farmhouse
20/10/75

II

Farmhouse, now sheltered housing, refurbished c1990. C17 with
later additions. Squared limestone rubble, freestone quoins,
plinth band to north facade and some architraves, C20 pantile
roof hipped to the north-east, ashlar ridge stack to right of
corner and gable ends. The C17 block was 3-unit plan, the C19
rear left wing now makes it L-shaped plan.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys with attics; 4-window range to the north
C19 entrance facade, 3-window range to the east facade facing
the road. Small C20 gabled dormers, 2 to the east side, one to
the north side. Timber lintels and 2-pane casement windows to
the right-hand ranges of the C17 block; 2-light to the
1st-floor centre, 3-light to the right; hoodmoulds to a
4-light C20 window to the ground-floor right and a
hollow-moulded stone-mullioned 2-light window to the
ground-floor centre. C20 top-hung simulated 6/6-pane sash
windows to the left are in plain freestone architraves.
The north facade has mostly similar windows to the 1st-floor
and flanking the right-of-centre C20 gabled porch. 2-light
casement windows to the ground-floor left and inside-left of
the 1st floor which has a plain stone mullion. The rear was
rebuilt c1990.
INTERIOR: chamfered crossbeams to both floors of the C17 block
and diagonal dragon beams to the corners. On the ground floor,
below the ridge stack, is an open fire with a stone
Tudor-arched lintel.
HISTORY: the farmhouse was on the old waggon road from Bath to
London.
(Chamberlain, Joseph A: Chippenham: Chippenham: 1976-: 8).

Listing NGR: ST9280173922

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