Muston Manor is a Grade II* listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1985. A Post-medieval House. 1 related planning application.

Muston Manor

WRENN ID
leaning-stair-acorn
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 October 1985
Type
House
Period
Post-medieval
Address
Muston Manor, Winterborne Kingston, DT11 9BU
OS grid reference
SY 873 976
Coordinates
50.77849, -2.18092
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Muston Manor is a detached house dating from the late 17th century, with an 18th-century porch and an addition on the left. It features Flemish bond brickwork, with the earlier sections having burnt headers, and a flint plinth. The roof is half-hipped and thatched, with two brick stacks positioned partway along the ridge. The house is one and a half storeys tall and has a five-window range, with the central three bays slightly projecting forward. The windows are 19th and 20th-century casements with glazing bars, and those on the ground floor are set under segmental brick heads.

The central two-storey porch, likely inspired by the nearby Anderson Manor, has a round brick arch with brick imposts and a stone keystone. The upper floor features a possibly reset single-light stone window with an elliptical head, and there is a plank door. On the east gable and rear wall, some windows have heavy, pegged timber surrounds, with a mix of fixed glazing and wrought-iron casements containing leaded-lights. There are also some blocked openings at the rear.

Inside, the features are of very high quality for a small dwelling. Many rooms have fielded panelling with a moulded dado rail. The west room includes a moulded cornice with egg and dart enrichment and an angle fireplace with a moulded surround and heavy keystone. The main room has a large open fireplace with a chamfered bressummer and continuous jambs, while the kitchen has a chamfered stone fireplace with continuous jambs. The east room upstairs features a fireplace with a bolection-moulded surround, and two other rooms have coved and segmental plastered ceilings.

Local climate

Muston Manor receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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 — 2 transactions since 1998
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • 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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