Historic houses · West Midlands
Leigh Court Barn
In or near Bowling Green.
Leigh Court Barn — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Fabian Musto — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Malvern Link · 6.0 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Leigh Court Barn, the nearest railway station is Malvern Link, which is 6 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is WR6 5LB. Accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
Leigh Court Barn is a Grade I-listed building in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Teme SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Malvern Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Leigh Court Barn is a cruck framed barn at Leigh, Worcestershire, England, built in the early fourteenth century to store produce for Pershore Abbey. It is the largest and one of the oldest cruck barns in Britain, measuring over 43 metres (141 feet) long, 11 metres (36 feet) wide and 9 metres (30 feet) high, supported by nine pairs of massive oak beams. Radiocarbon dating places its construction about 1325.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.1794, -2.3179
- County
- Worcestershire
- District
- Malvern Hills
- Parish
- Leigh
- Postcode
- WR6 5LB
- Parliamentary constituency
- West Worcestershire
- Nearest railway station
- Malvern Link — 6 km
- Official site
- www.english-heritage.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q6519565 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Leigh Court Barn (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Leigh Court Barn?
- Leigh Court Barn is in Worcestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode WR6 5LB), in the parish of Leigh.
- What is Leigh Court Barn?
- Leigh Court Barn — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Leigh Court Barn?
- The nearest railway station is Malvern Link, about 6.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode WR6 5LB.
- Who owns Leigh Court Barn?
- Leigh Court Barn is owned by English Heritage.
- Is Leigh Court Barn a listed building?
- Leigh Court Barn is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- Is Leigh Court Barn a protected site?
- Yes — Leigh Court Barn is part of the River Teme SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Malvern Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Leigh Court Barn?
- The nearest railway station is Malvern Link, about 6.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WR6 5LB.