Fantley Thatch and Longhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 January 1985. Cottages, longhouse. 2 related planning applications.
Fantley Thatch and Longhouse
- WRENN ID
- pitched-soffit-ebony
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 January 1985
- Type
- Cottages, longhouse
- Address
- Fantley Thatch and Longhouse, Fantley Lane, Silton, SP8 5AJ
- OS grid reference
- ST 781 309
- Coordinates
- 51.07788, -2.31259
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Fantley Thatch and Longhouse is a late 18th or early 19th century building, originally four cottages that have been combined into two dwellings. The building is constructed of rubbled walls with a thatched roof, and features brick stacks at both ends and centrally. It is two storeys high with an eight-window range, and the windows are 2- and 3-light casements with leaded lights. Thatched porches are located on the second bay on either side of the centre. 20th-century outshuts have been added to the rear.
Local climate
Fantley Thatch and Longhouse receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 5 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- 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
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