17 and 18, Milton Abbas is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 July 1955. Cottage. 2 related planning applications.

17 and 18, Milton Abbas

WRENN ID
nether-loft-pine
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 July 1955
Type
Cottage
Address
17 and 18, Milton Abbas, Blandford Forum, DT11 0BW
OS grid reference
ST 805 018
Coordinates
50.8155, -2.27683
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

These are a pair of cottages dating from around 1780. They have walls made of cob, which have been plastered, and hipped thatched roofs with brick end stacks. The cottages are two storeys high. A ledged door provides access. Number 17 has a cross-pattern window on the ground floor with cast iron glazing. The first floor has one casement window with cast iron glazing, and one window that is shared with Number 18. Number 18 has a timber casement window with glazing bars on the ground floor, and a casement window with lead lights on the first floor, which is shared with Number 17.

Local climate

17 and 18, Milton Abbas 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 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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