Winton. the Firs. is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 October 1973. A C19 House. 1 related planning application.
Winton. the Firs.
- WRENN ID
- dusk-storey-thistle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 October 1973
- Type
- House
- Address
- Winton. the Firs., Westbury, Sherborne, DT9 3EL
- OS grid reference
- ST 637 162
- Coordinates
- 50.94422, -2.51698
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Firs is a pair of houses located in Winton, dating from the early 19th century. They are two stories tall and feature a three-window front that is cement rendered with a pebble-dash plinth. The houses have a slate roof at the front and plain tiles at the back. The sash windows are four panes wide, although the central window on the first floor is blocked. The doorways are linked and adorned with Tuscan pilasters and an entablature, topped with rectangular fanlights. The Firs is part of a group that includes Stonedyke House, the gate piers and railings to Winton and The Firs, The Lawns, and the railings and gate before The Lawns and Digby Estate Nos 229, 232, and 233.
Local climate
Winton. the Firs. receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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 — 1 transaction since 1999
- 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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