The Old Mitre is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 October 1973. House.

The Old Mitre

WRENN ID
ghost-tallow-martin
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 October 1973
Type
House
Address
The Old Mitre, Lower Acreman Street, Sherborne, DT9 3EX
OS grid reference
ST 637 163
Coordinates
50.94513, -2.5172
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Mitre is a former inn located on Lower Acreman Street, dating from 1625. This two-storey house, which has been identified as the Mitre Inn, features a four-window front that faces Westbury. The building has a slate roof with a hip and retains its original sash windows with intact glazing bars. The entrance includes a six-panelled door topped by a four-light fanlight. An iron bracket and bar extend from the main front of the house.

The Old Mitre is part of a group with Nos 2 and 3 Digby Estate, Nos 166 and 167, and an outbuilding to the south occupied by P J Stainer. It also forms a group with the listed buildings on the west side of Westbury, which includes A and W Prout, Harley House, Penarth House, and Pinehaven.

Local climate

The Old Mitre receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% 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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Nearby listed buildings

  1. Digby Estate Grade II 12 m
  2. 2 and 3, Lower Acreman Street Grade II 21 m
  3. Brookfield Grade II 22 m
  4. Estcourt Grade II 22 m
  5. Devonia House. Harley House. Grade II 24 m
  6. Dolphin House Grade II 29 m
  7. Westbury Cottage Including Paving Stones in Front of the House. Grade II 38 m
  8. Britannia Inn Grade II 42 m
  9. Digby Estate Grade II 46 m
  10. Digby Estate No 169 with Premises Occupied by P J Stainer to Right Hand. Grade II 60 m