West Fossil Farm House is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 October 1984. Farmhouse. 5 related planning applications.

West Fossil Farm House

WRENN ID
tired-trefoil-linden
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 October 1984
Type
Farmhouse
Address
West Fossil Farm House, Dorchester Road, Chaldon Herring, DT2 8DA
OS grid reference
SY 794 851
Coordinates
50.66596, -2.29227
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

West Fossil Farm House is an 18th-century farmhouse located on the north side of Dorchester Road in Chaldon Herring. The building features brick walls, a slate roof, and brick stacks, and it stands two storeys tall. The main east elevation includes a central six-panel part-glazed door set within a trellis porch that has a slate roof. On the ground floor, there are two double-hung sash windows with glazing bars, while the first floor has three similar windows. Inside, the north ground floor room showcases an exposed chamfered ceiling beam. The staircase features square balusters and a simple moulded handrail. The house was under repair at the time of the survey.

Local climate

West Fossil Farm House receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% 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 12 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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