Westhays Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 1984. House.
Westhays Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- night-clay-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 May 1984
- Type
- House
- Address
- Westhays Farmhouse, Caundle Marsh
- OS grid reference
- ST 677 130
- Coordinates
- 50.9162, -2.45978
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Westhays Farmhouse is a house dating from the late 18th century, which was remodeled in the mid-19th century. It is constructed of rubble with a gable-ended, tiled roof and features end brick stacks. The building is symmetrical, standing two storeys tall with three bays. It has cast iron two-light casements that include lozenge pattern panes. The windows are set under segmental brick arches with stone keystones. A central gabled porch with a panelled door adds to its architectural character.
Local climate
Westhays Farmhouse receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% 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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