Shepherd and Dog Public House is a Grade II listed building in the West Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 May 1974. Public house.

Shepherd and Dog Public House

WRENN ID
half-turret-frost
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Suffolk
Constituency
West Suffolk MP: Nick Timothy (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 May 1974
Type
Public house
Address
Shepherd and Dog Public House, the Street, Poslingford
OS grid reference
TL 769 483
Coordinates
52.10498, 0.58301
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Shepherd and Dog Public House is an early to mid-19th century brick building that has been colourwashed. It stands two storeys high and features a four-window range, although one of the windows is blocked. The windows are double-hung sashes with glazing bars set in plain reveals. The entrance doorway has a semi-circular arched head. The roof is covered with slate. This building is included in the listing for its group value, as it is part of a collection that includes the Post Office and store, The Thatch and adjoining cottage, Conifer Cottage, Seldon In, The Cottage (The Hill) and adjoining cottages, as well as High Bank and Chaumiere.

Local climate

Shepherd and Dog Public House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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  1. Rose Cottage and the Thatch Grade II 26 m
  2. Post Office Grade II 31 m
  3. Conifer Cottage Grade II 43 m
  4. Seldon In Grade II 63 m
  5. Poslingford War Memorial Grade II 119 m
  6. Church of St Mary Grade II* 150 m
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