Bright Willow is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 July 1951. Cottage.

Bright Willow

WRENN ID
south-iron-fog
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 July 1951
Type
Cottage
Address
Bright Willow, Rigg Lane, Trent
OS grid reference
ST 596 186
Coordinates
50.96599, -2.57529
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Bright Willow is a cottage attached to number 45, dating from the mid-19th century, with some alterations made in the 20th century. The cottage features rubble-stone walls and a double Roman-tile roof, along with a 20th-century brick stack at the left gable. It stands two storeys high and has a mix of 2 and 3-light wood casement windows, also from the 20th century, as well as one 2-light iron casement window with lead lights. The front door, located at the center, is made of wood and dates from the 20th century.

Local climate

Bright Willow receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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