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Copthurst Farmhouse and Cottage

A Grade II Listed Building in Higham-with-West Close Booth, Lancashire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 53.8252 / 53°49'30"N

Longitude: -2.3066 / 2°18'23"W

OS Eastings: 379917

OS Northings: 436587

OS Grid: SD799365

Mapcode National: GBR DSB6.FJ

Mapcode Global: WH96R.J3VW

Plus Code: 9C5VRMGV+39

Entry Name: Copthurst Farmhouse and Cottage

Listing Date: 1 April 1953

Last Amended: 12 February 1985

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1237661

English Heritage Legacy ID: 414903

ID on this website: 101237661

Location: Higham, Pendle, Lancashire, BB12

County: Lancashire

District: Pendle

Civil Parish: Higham-with-West Close Booth

Built-Up Area: Higham

Traditional County: Lancashire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Lancashire

Church of England Parish: Higham St John the Evangelist

Church of England Diocese: Blackburn

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Description


SD 73 NE SIMONSTONE (off) BARROWFORD ROAD
North town

1/54 Copthurst Farmhouse and Cottage
(formerly listed as Copthurst
I.4.1953
- II


Farmhouse, probably later C17 but part possibly earlier. Coursed sandstone
blocks with quoins, stone slate roof with a chimney at the left gable and
another on the ridge at the junction of the 2nd and 3rd bays. Three-bay plan
with rear outshut stair turret to middle bay and continuous outshut from this
to the gable end of the 3rd bay. Two storeys; south front has inserted plain
doorway to 2nd bay, left of this quoins to the 1st floor of the 1st bay; 3
windows at ground floor and 4 above, all with chamfered surrounds, deeply
recessed ovolo-moulded mullions (now with chamfered render), and
hollow-moulded hoodmoulds: 5, 6 and 4 lights at ground floor, 4, 3, 3 and 4
lights at 1st floor. Left gable has hollow-moulded coping and an inserted
window, right gable has inserted door, 2 inserted windows and a blocked
2-light attic window. Rear: 1st bay has quoins at the inner corner (partly
covered by the stair turret), an inserted door, and at 1st floor a little
blocked lancet. Interior: 1st bay, probably the oldest part of the house, has
beam and joists with cyma-stopped chamfer, and in the chamber above a small
fireplace with Tudor-arched chamfered surround; 2nd bay has 2 very long and
straight beams with cyma-stopped small chamfer.


Listing NGR: SD7991736587

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