8 Gold Hill is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 June 1952. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.

8 Gold Hill

WRENN ID
dusted-gable-winter
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 June 1952
Type
Cottage
Address
8 Gold Hill, Shaftesbury, SP7 8HB
OS grid reference
ST 862 228
Coordinates
51.00521, -2.19697
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No. 8 is an 18th century, or possibly earlier, two-story cottage with a single window. The front is constructed of rough ashlar, finished with a cement slurry. It has a steep roof covered in a mix of plain tiles and stone slates, with weathering visible at first-floor level. The windows are casements; the ground-floor window has wooden glazing bars and shutters, while the first-floor window is partly leaded. Nos. 8 to 17, taken together, form a group with Park Hall, along with the stone setts and gutter.

Local climate

8 Gold Hill 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 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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 — 1 transaction since 2013
  • 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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