8, The Folly is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 November 1985. A C18 House. 8 related planning applications.
8, The Folly
- WRENN ID
- cold-truss-primrose
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 November 1985
- Type
- House
- Address
- 8, The Folly, Cerne Abbas, DT2 7JR
- OS grid reference
- ST 663 010
- Coordinates
- 50.80819, -2.47869
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
No. 8 The Folly is a detached house located on the south side of Cerne Abbas, dating from the mid to late 18th century. The walls are constructed of painted brick and flint, with some areas rendered. The main roof is thatched, while the single-storey lean-tos are slated and feature stone gable-copings. There are brick stacks at the gable ends, and the building has a double depth with a rear gable that may have been added later. Stacks are present on the ridge and on the rear gable. The house is two storeys high and has three sash windows with glazing bars. The front door is centrally located and features flush and recessed panels with two top lights, also from the 18th century. A wooden porch with a tiled gabled roof was added in the 20th century.
Local climate
8, The Folly receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 5 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 8 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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