Granary at West Fossil Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 October 1984. A C18 Granary. 1 related planning application.

Granary at West Fossil Farm

WRENN ID
dark-hall-rowan
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 October 1984
Type
Granary
Address
Granary at West Fossil Farm, Dorchester Road, Chaldon Herring, DT2 8DX
OS grid reference
SY 794 851
Coordinates
50.66566, -2.2923
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: sale history · EPC · related consents · flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

A granary, likely dating from the late 18th century, stands at West Fossil Farm. It is a timber-framed structure raised on staddle stones, with walls clad in weatherboarding and a hipped roof covered in tiles. The building is listed for its group value within the wider farm complex.

Local climate

Granary at West Fossil Farm receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 12 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2017
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

See all similar buildings →

this building   1 similar   nearby listed buildings

Nearby listed buildings

  1. Barn at West Fossil Farm Grade II 20 m
  2. West Fossil Farm House Grade II 33 m
  3. Stable and Attached Open Shed at West Fossil Farm, South of the Barn Grade II 34 m
  4. Milestone Between the Tadnoll Turn and West Fossil Dairy Grade II 705 m
  5. 103, Dorchester Road Grade II 827 m
  6. 31 and 32, Thonicks Grade II 1.1 km
  7. Front Boundary Wall to Nos 31 and 32 Grade II 1.1 km
  8. Rectory Farm House, and Attached Barn Grade II 1.3 km
  9. Boundary Walls to Marley House Grade II 1.3 km
  10. Outbuildings Immediately South West of Marley House Grade II 1.3 km