Cow Parsley Cottage and Sparrow Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1985. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
Cow Parsley Cottage and Sparrow Cottage
- WRENN ID
- under-niche-sepia
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 June 1985
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Cow Parsley Cottage and Sparrow Cottage, Iwerne Minster, Blandford Forum, DT11 8LW
- OS grid reference
- ST 866 143
- Coordinates
- 50.92821, -2.19175
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Cow Parsley Cottage and Sparrow Cottage are two former cottages dating from the late 19th century, possibly designed by A Waterhouse. The buildings feature a combination of brick, timber, and rendered walls, topped with tiled roofs and brick chimneys. They are arranged in an H-plan with gabled cross-wings and present a symmetrical facade. The cottages are one and a half storeys high and have a four-window range. The windows are three-light casements, with some still showcasing patterned leaded lights. The ground floor openings are set under segmental arches, and the cross wings feature canted oriel windows on the upper floors. There are paired central plank doors leading onto a verandah situated between the cross-wings.
Local climate
Cow Parsley Cottage and Sparrow 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 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2002
- 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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