A motte and bailey castle of Norman origins was rebuilt in the mid 13th Century and 1420 before the motte was landscaped in the early 18th Century. The bailey is occupied by the existing house, built in c.1571 and altered in 1867. The site is likely to have been used prior to its Norman occupation.

The current farmstead was named Middle Barton on the Parracombe Tithe Map. Modern buildings encroach on the site of Higher Rowley, an adjacent farmstead that was demolished by the end of the 19th Century.

A 17th Century detached house.

A cottage likely to date to the early 18th Century, remodelled in the 19th Century. It may or may not have originally extended further to the west.

The farmstead is shown on historic mapping.

The farmstead is shown on historic mapping. It briefly served as a youth hostel between 1949 and 1951, replacing Red Deer Farm (now Gallon House) and West Yard Farm in this function.

The farmstead is first shown on the 1st Edition Ordnance Survey map.

The farmstead is shown on historic mapping and appears to be largely intact.

The leat first appears on the 2nd Edition Ordnance Survey maps and replaced the leat to the north, when the water wheel was superseded by a turbine.

The historic core of the village has been mapped from historic mapping.