Barn Hill Farm is known to have been the site of a moated manor house. The moat is shown on the first edition Ordnance Survey map, and the name “Barn Hill” is mentioned in a 10th century charter and the Domesday Survey of 1086.

Only the moat remains from that period; it encircles the present day buildings although its course is rather obscure to the north and east of the site.

The present Grade II listed house (Barnhill Hall) dates from the early eighteenth century. As well as the house there are a number of Victorian workshops and barns – it is these that have been converted into luxury dwellings and live work units by Astbury Armstrong Limited.

Archaeological monitoring of excavations associated with the conversion works revealed ditches containing the remains of up to 57 medieval vessels, including substantial parts from three thirteenth century Beverley Ware jugs. These consist of the complete profile of a jug with a strap on handle, the top half of a jug with a bridge spout and the base and lower body of a decorated jug.

Since it is unusual to find substantial parts of these vessels it is likely they will be reconstructed.