Granary Immediately East of West Knighton Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 October 1986. Granary.

Granary Immediately East of West Knighton Farmhouse

WRENN ID
salt-mortar-wagtail
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 October 1986
Type
Granary
OS grid reference
SY 732 876
Coordinates
50.68794, -2.38041
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The granary located immediately east of West Knighton Farmhouse is a detached structure dating from the late 18th century. It features brick walls supported by three-centered brick arches, with rough blocks of limestone positioned between the piers and arches. The roof is covered with clay tiles and has stone slate eaves, with a half-hipped design at both ends. There is a plank door on the east wall, a small hatch on the south wall that has a flared brick arch above it, and another plank door on the west wall, which is accessed by steps.

Local climate

Granary Immediately East of West Knighton Farmhouse 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 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% 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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