Historic houses · South Wales
Upper Dyffryn House
In or near Grosmont.
Upper Dyffryn House — Early 17th century farmhouse.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Upper Dyffryn House is a historic house in the United Kingdom — typically a country seat, manor, or town house with notable architecture or history. Heritage designation: Grade II* listed building. Wikidata describes it as: "Early 17th century farmhouse". Coordinates: 51.9062°, -2.8418°.
Photo gallery
See it from the streetimagery from 2019
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Heritage listing
http://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=1922
From Cadw under OGL v3.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wye SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Upper Dyffryn House, Grosmont, Monmouthshire is a farmhouse dating from the early 17th century. It was built by John Gainsford, Sheriff of Monmouthshire in 1604. The farmhouse is Grade II* listed as are the dairy and kitchen which stand a little way from the main building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The farmhouse was constructed in the very early 17th century, Cadw recording that the builder was almost certainly John Gainsford, who served as Sheriff in 1604. Both the exterior and the interior have been little altered subsequently. Its construction date is "probably contemporary" or slightly later than the farmhouse. The architectural historian John Newman describes Upper Dyffryn as a "tall early 17th century farmhouse". It is two storeys high, with attics above, and constructed of Old Red Sandstone rubble. It has a stair turret and tall chimney stacks, representing "a considerable advance in layout". The dairy is also of two storeys and of rubble construction and has a "fine ovolo…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.9062, -2.8418
- District
- Monmouthshire
- Parish
- Grosmont
- Postcode
- NP7 8LF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Monmouthshire
- Established
- 1692
- Official site
- thegreatbritainguide.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q17743496 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Upper Dyffryn House, Grosmont (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Upper Duffryn House, Grosmont, Monmouthshire.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Upper Dyffryn House?
- Upper Dyffryn House is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode NP7 8LF), in the parish of Grosmont.
- What is Upper Dyffryn House?
- Upper Dyffryn House — Early 17th century farmhouse.
- How do I get to Upper Dyffryn House?
- Drivers can use postcode NP7 8LF.
- When was Upper Dyffryn House built?
- Built or established in 1692.
- Who owns Upper Dyffryn House?
- Upper Dyffryn House is owned by Privately owned.
- Is Upper Dyffryn House a listed building?
- Upper Dyffryn House is officially recognised as Grade II* listed building listed.
- Is Upper Dyffryn House a protected site?
- Yes — Upper Dyffryn House is part of the River Wye SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Upper Dyffryn House?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NP7 8LF. It sits within the Monmouthshire parliamentary constituency.