Southcombe Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 July 1984. Farmhouse.

Southcombe Farmhouse

WRENN ID
white-merlon-bittern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 July 1984
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Southcombe Farmhouse, Cuckoo Lane, Broadwindsor
OS grid reference
ST 387 040
Coordinates
50.8329, -2.87153
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Southcombe Farmhouse is a detached farmhouse dating from the 17th century, with alterations made in the 18th century. The building has a cob core to its walls, which are clad in brick and feature a dentil cornice. It is topped with a Roman-tile roof and has stone-coped gables. There are two brick chimney stacks, one on each gable, with the left-hand stack being rendered. The farmhouse is two storeys high and has four windows, which are three-light wooden casements with glazing bars. There is a two-storey bay window at the left-hand end, and the windows include sashes. The eaves project, and there is a flat roof above. Some of the windows contain crown glass. Inside, there is a large open fireplace with a lintel above it, and a round-headed window on the staircase landing.

Local climate

Southcombe Farmhouse receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% 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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