Whatcombe Farm Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1985. Residential. 1 related planning application.

Whatcombe Farm Cottages

WRENN ID
muffled-cellar-crimson
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 October 1985
Type
Residential
Address
Whatcombe Farm Cottages, Winterborne Whitechurch
OS grid reference
ST 838 018
Coordinates
50.81632, -2.22991
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Whatcombe Farm Cottages are a pair of cottages dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century. They have rendered and colorwashed walls, with thatched roofs featuring rendered stacks positioned between the cottages and at the gables. The cottages are two storeys high and have a total of ten windows. The windows are 2-light casements, with some featuring full glazing bars, others with horizontal glazing bars, and some with leaded lights. The entrances are fitted with plank doors.

Local climate

Whatcombe Farm Cottages receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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