1 The Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 July 1961. Cottage.

1 The Cottage

WRENN ID
old-rubblework-cream
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 July 1961
Type
Cottage
Address
1 The Cottage, High Street, Yetminster
OS grid reference
ST 595 108
Coordinates
50.89531, -2.57713
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Cottage is a terraced cottage, likely built in the mid-17th century. It features rubble stone walls and a thatched roof, with a brick stack located at the right end. The building has two storeys and includes a ledged door. Both the ground and first floors have two casement windows with glazing bars. Inside, the main ground floor room contains a large open fireplace with a chamfered timber lintel, along with one chamfered ceiling beam.

Local climate

1 The Cottage 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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