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tithe barn

British

noun

a large barn where, formerly, the agricultural tithe of a parish was stored

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Near the church is a cruciform tithe barn.

From Somerset by Wade, G. W.

I used to look with wonder when I was a boy at the endless length of wall and the enormous roof of a great tithe barn.

From Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies by Jefferies, Richard

Could we, then, see the tithe barn filled again with golden wheat for this purpose of help to humanity, it might be a great and wonderful good.

From Field and Hedgerow Being the Last Essays of Richard Jefferies by Jefferies, Richard

Almost opposite to the S. entrance to the churchyard is a tithe barn once belonging to Bath Abbey, which still shows some indication of its ecclesiastical origin.

From Somerset by Wade, G. W.

Close to the church is an ancient Manor-house with a fine tithe barn.

From Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter by Holmes, Edric

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