North End Farmhouse is a Grade II* listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 January 1985. A Early Modern Farmhouse.

North End Farmhouse

WRENN ID
solitary-kitchen-weasel
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 January 1985
Type
Farmhouse
Period
Early Modern
Address
North End Farmhouse, Motcombe
OS grid reference
ST 845 275
Coordinates
51.04685, -2.22151
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

North End Farmhouse is a 17th-century farmhouse with a mid-19th century extension to the north. It is constructed of ashlar and squared rubble, laid in courses, with a gable-ended stone-slate roof featuring stone copings and square finials. The building has symmetrical ashlar stacks on either side of the ridge at the gable ends, a chamfered plinth, and weathered, ovolo-moulded string courses.

The west front is symmetrical, comprising two storeys and attics with four bays. The windows are three-light, hollow-chamfered stone-mullioned with returned labels, although the upper floor outer bay windows are blocked. The attic windows have iron casements with leaded-lights, while the lower windows feature casements with horizontal glazing bars. A gabled central porch has a moulded, four-centred head within a square surround, and its gable is topped with stone coping and a square finial. The porch contains a 20th-century plank door.

On the east facade, there are two and three-light stone-mullioned windows and a stair tower. The two-storey 19th-century extension includes two-light leaded-light casements on the upper floor and three-light 20th-century casements on the ground floor. Inside, notable features include an open fireplace with a moulded, square-headed surround, oak panelled walls with a moulded cornice, two blocked open fireplaces, and an elm newel staircase.

Local climate

North End Farmhouse 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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