Charborough Tower is a Grade II* listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 November 1959. Tower. 2 related planning applications.

Charborough Tower

WRENN ID
still-vestry-willow
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
Mid Dorset and North Poole MP: Vikki Slade (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 November 1959
Type
Tower
Address
Charborough Tower, Morden, BH20 7EN
OS grid reference
SY 929 975
Coordinates
50.77755, -2.10173
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Charborough Tower is a Grade II* listed tower folly built in 1790, which was partly reconstructed and heightened in 1839 following lightning damage. The tower features plastered walls and a lead flat roof with a parapet, and it has an octagonal plan. It consists of five stages, each slightly recessed and separated by moulded string courses. The two lower stages have angle buttresses topped with pinnacles. A pointed arched doorway is located at the base, with a two-light traceried window above it. The three central stages contain blind windows, while the top stage features open traceried windows. Inside, a stone spiral staircase with an ornamental iron balustrade leads to the viewing chamber at the top.

Local climate

Charborough Tower receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% 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 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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  5. Stone Balustrade and Steps to Terrace, 25m West of Charborough Church Grade II 519 m
  6. Conservatory in Charborough Park, 120m South West of the House Grade II 553 m
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  8. Stables, Coach House and Cottages at Charborough Park, 150m West of the House Grade II 592 m
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