Tithe barn

A tithe barn was a type of barn used in the Middle Ages for storing the tithes - a tenth of the farm's produce which had to be given to the church.

There are many surviving examples of medieval tithe barns in England:

• Tithe barn at Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire
• East Riddlesden Hall (National Trust)
• Frindsbury, Kent
• Th'Owd Tithebarn, Garstang, Lancashire, on the Lancaster Canal.
• Lacock, Wiltshire
• Lenham, Kent.
• Melling Tithebarn, Merseyside
• Ashleworth Tithebarn, Gloucestershire
• Great Coxwell Tithe Barn, Oxfordshire
• Great Tithebarn, Westwick
• Nether Poppleton Tithebarn, City of York