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

Castle Farmhouse

WRENN ID
gentle-balcony-birch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 October 1973
Type
House
Address
Castle Farmhouse, Oborne Road, Sherborne
OS grid reference
ST 646 169
Coordinates
50.95115, -2.50497
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Castle Farmhouse is a stone house with a plain tile roof, dating from the late 18th century to the early to mid 19th century. The entrance front, which faces northeast, features three windows with three-light casements that have segmental brick arches. Originally, these windows had lead glazing, but they have since been replaced with wood glazing. There is a segmental headed doorway located between the second and third windows from the left, which has a modern door. The return wall along Oborne Road displays irregular fenestration, and there is a vehicular entry at the right end of the building. Castle Farmhouse is listed as Grade II for its group value with several nearby structures, including Beech Cottage, boundary walls, and outbuildings associated with the Digby Estate.

Local climate

Castle Farmhouse receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 57% 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 54% 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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  6. Digby Estate Grade II 114 m
  7. Church of St Mary Magdalene Grade II* 166 m
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  9. Garden Wall and Piers to Lattice House Grade II 203 m
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