Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
West Orielton Farmhouse
Hundleton, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Domestic
- Date of designation
- 29 September 1993
- Locality
- West Orielton
- Community
- Hundleton
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.65195, -4.96097
- Cadw reference
- 6599
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Situated some 300m SW of Orielton, in large farm complex.
History
Early and mid C19 Orielton estate farmhouse.
Exterior
Whitewashed stucco with slate roof and rendered whitewashed end stacks. Mid C19 two-storey four-window north front with 8-pane sashes, segmental heads to first-floor windows; ground-floor windows with slightly cambered heads. Taller doorway in second bay, 6-panel door and 3-pane overlight. Steps up to door.
Lower and earlier (possibly early C19) parallel rear range with rebuilt end stacks, formerly octagonal. Two-storey three-window front of 12-pane sashes with centre 6-panel door and overlight with lozenge glazing.
Long stair-light in W end wall between two ranges, 8-pane sashes to left, 12-pane sashes to right each floor.
Interior
Earlier rear range is said to have 6-panel doors, panelled shutters and plain staircase with square newels (1970 list).
Reason for designation
Group value with two sets of farm buildings to E and W.
Nearby in the register
- Dovecote and attached Courtyard Ranges of outbuilding Farm Buildings E of West OrieltonDomesticunder 1 mi
- L-Plan Range of Farm Buildings W of West Orielton FarmhouseAgriculture and Subsistenceunder 1 mi
- Orielton Field CentreDomesticunder 1 mi
- Sundial in front garden to E of Orielton Field CentreGardens, Parks and Urban Spacesunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.