Cottage Approximately 130 Metres North East of Astra is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 1984. Cottage.

Cottage Approximately 130 Metres North East of Astra

WRENN ID
ghost-sandstone-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 May 1984
Type
Cottage
OS grid reference
ST 715 021
Coordinates
50.81802, -2.40466
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This cottage, located approximately 130 meters northeast of Astra, likely dates from the late 18th century. It features rendered and whitewashed walls, topped with a thatched roof that has gable ends and a central brick chimney. The building is one and a half storeys high and has around four windows, primarily consisting of 2-light casements with horizontal glazing bars. To the left, there is a conservatory, and the cottage also has a glazed, thatched porch. A central buttress is present, and there is a part-glazed door on the right.

Local climate

Cottage Approximately 130 Metres North East of Astra receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 23 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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