438 and 439, Longford Road is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 June 1986. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.

438 and 439, Longford Road

WRENN ID
empty-timber-crow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 June 1986
Type
Cottage
Address
438 and 439, Longford Road, Thornford, DT9 6QQ
OS grid reference
ST 602 129
Coordinates
50.9148, -2.56615
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

These are a pair of cottages situated in a row. They have a core dating back to the 17th century, with a significant alteration in the 19th century. The walls are built of rubble stone and the roof is thatched with gabled ends. There are two gabled half-dormers to the front of the cottages. Brick stacks are located at the left and right-hand gables, and a stone stack is in the centre of the ridge and topped with brick. The cottages are one-and-a-half storeys high and have three windows, which are mainly 2-light wooden casements with glazing bars, wooden sills, and lintels. Number 438 has two dormers under one large gable, while number 439 has one dormer under a smaller gable. The front door of number 438 is centrally located, panelled, studded and of 20th-century construction. The front door of number 439 is to the right of centre, is a plank door within a 19th-century wooden frame. Evidence of earlier features may exist in the interiors, although access was not possible at the time of inspection. A late 19th-century extension to the south end of the cottages is considered to be of no particular architectural interest.

Local climate

438 and 439, Longford Road receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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  • Sale history — 4 transactions since 1997
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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  • Flood risk assessment
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  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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