Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Corntown Farmhouse
Ewenny, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Corntown, Ewenny, Vale of Glamorgan, designated on 3 March 1998.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 3 March 1998
- Locality
- Corntown
- Community
- Ewenny
- Unitary authority
- Vale of Glamorgan
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.48497, -3.55888
- Cadw reference
- 19455
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1637 · The fourth table of England. Cornub. Devonia, Somerset etc. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1865 · England and Wales. England No. 6. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 262 Pontypridd (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Near the village centre facing the main thoroughfare.
History
Window in gable wall of N wing is c 1400. Former thatched roof has been raised from one and a half storeys. Formerly E gable had stone stair with cross corner entry and large fireplace. Probable connections with Corntown Farm built SE of village mid C19, possibly as a replacement for this village farmhouse. Possible connections with Windsor-Clive Estates who owned the former property, and nearby Corntown Court.
Exterior
Of stone mostly lime rendered; Welsh slate roof hipped to right with yellow brick stacks end left, centre ridge and towards right; coping to cross gable. Plan of single depth long range with central gabled porch and projecting cross gable right. Five window main range of 2/2 horned sashes to first floor with shallow stone sills and one 6 pane casement left. Ground floor has 4 cambered headed windows with 8/8 pane horned sashes and stone sills, to left a 4 pane casement; central porch has exposed quoins, replaced door. Gabled cross wing is battered to front and has 2 heavy stone buttresses to right; unused doorway to gable end and at first floor level a small trefoil headed light with hood, the spandrels with leaf moulding; small light to left return. To rear first floor has 4/4 pane horned sash windows, remains of former timber wallplate. Surrounded by a stone wall with small former farmyard to right with a range of farm buildings including barn, cartshed, stable and pigsty.
Interior
Single depth plan retained. Fireplace with segmental pointed arched voussoirs; wooden window seat. Older cross wing has deep embrasures, deep stone lintel to doorway, lightly chamfered beams, stone recess.
Reason for designation
Listed as a house apparently with C14 origins and for its important frontage in Corntown village.
Nearby in the register
- Corntown CourtDomesticunder 1 mi
- Former Bethlehem Baptist Church aka Ty CapelReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- Ewenny Community Village HallRecreationalunder 1 mi
- Former SE Tower at Ewenny Priory (house)Religious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.