South Poorton Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 July 1984. A C18 Cottage. 1 related planning application.
South Poorton Cottage
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-lintel-sable
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 July 1984
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- South Poorton Cottage, Powerstock, DT6 3TJ
- OS grid reference
- SY 519 978
- Coordinates
- 50.77847, -2.68251
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
South Poorton Cottage is a detached cottage dating from the 18th century. It features rubble stone walls and a thatched roof with gable ends. There is a 20th-century brick stack located at the left-hand ridge and right-hand gable-coping. The cottage stands two storeys high and has two windows, which are three and two-light wooden casements with glazing bars that have been renewed. The front door includes one glass light and is also from the 20th century. A thatch porch canopy is supported by two wooden posts.
Local climate
South Poorton Cottage receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 26 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- 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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