Barn at West Fossil Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 October 1984. Barn.

Barn at West Fossil Farm

WRENN ID
sacred-spandrel-bittern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 October 1984
Type
Barn
Address
Barn at West Fossil Farm, Dorchester Road, Chaldon Herring
OS grid reference
SY 794 851
Coordinates
50.66562, -2.29201
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The barn at West Fossil Farm is a structure likely dating from the 18th century. It features brick walls and a tiled roof. There are large cart entrances located in porches with hipped roofs on both the east and west walls. On the west side, there is a lean-to extension with stone walls and a pantile roof. The east side also has lean-to extensions, but these are covered with corrugated iron. This barn is included for its group value.

Local climate

Barn at West Fossil Farm receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 12 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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