The Red Lion is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 January 1985. Public house. 5 related planning applications.
The Red Lion
- WRENN ID
- rooted-grate-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 January 1985
- Type
- Public house
- Address
- The Red Lion, Main Road, Bourton, SP8 5DW
- OS grid reference
- ST 769 303
- Coordinates
- 51.07237, -2.33068
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Red Lion is a public house, likely dating from around 1830. It is constructed of coursed, squared rubble with a hipped slate roof, and features brick stacks at the ends and partway along the ridge. The building is symmetrical with four bays. The ground floor has three-light sash windows, while the upper floor has single-light 16-pane sashes, all set within stone architraves. A pair of panelled doors is situated at the front, topped with a flat hood supported on scrolled brackets.
Local climate
The Red Lion receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 4 transactions since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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