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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 freely to the church.

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

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