Shepherd's Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 July 1984. Cottage.

Shepherd's Cottage

WRENN ID
stranded-moat-wagtail
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 July 1984
Type
Cottage
Address
Shepherd's Cottage, Netherbury
OS grid reference
SY 491 974
Coordinates
50.77472, -2.72303
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Shepherd's Cottage is a detached cottage dating from the early 18th century. It features rubble-stone walls and a thatch roof that is half-hipped at both ends. There is one brick stack located at the left-hand gable. The cottage has two storeys and three windows, which are three-light wooden casements with glazing bars, complete with wooden cills and lintels. The front door is positioned just to the right of the centre and is made of wood with two long glass panels. A small wooden porch is located to the left of the door.

Local climate

Shepherd's Cottage receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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