Rawston Farmhouse is a Grade II* listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 June 1953. A C17 Farmhouse. 4 related planning applications.

Rawston Farmhouse

WRENN ID
weathered-lead-gold
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 June 1953
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Rawston Farmhouse, Tarrant Rawston, DT11 8SF
OS grid reference
ST 938 066
Coordinates
50.85944, -2.08844
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Rawston Farmhouse is a detached farmhouse that dates from the late 16th century or early 17th century for the central range, with an 18th-century east range and a 19th-century west range. The early range is constructed of chequered flint and rubble with ashlar dressing, while the other ranges are built of brick, featuring Flemish bond on the main east front and English bond elsewhere. The farmhouse has tiled roofs with end brick stacks.

The main facade is symmetrical, consisting of two storeys and attics with five bays. It features greensand ashlar rusticated quoins and a central bay flanked by greensand ashlar pilaster strips. The facade includes 4-pane 19th-century sash windows under segmental brick arches with stone keystones. Two narrow single light sashes are located on either side of the central doorcase, which is partially obscured by a 20th-century rusticated brick and concrete porch. The original doorcase has an 18th-century ashlar pedimented and dentilled architrave with an 8-panel door.

The early range contains two 4-light stone mullioned windows with returned labels; the upper window has ovolo-moulded mullions, while the lower window features chamfered mullions. Inside, there is 17th-century panelling in the original range, and the east range has a staircase with close strings and turned balusters.

Local climate

Rawston Farmhouse receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% 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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