4, The Square is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1956. Cottage. 1 related planning application.

4, The Square

WRENN ID
empty-mantel-woodpecker
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 January 1956
Type
Cottage
Address
4, The Square, Athelhampton and Puddletown, DT2 8SL
OS grid reference
SY 758 944
Coordinates
50.74874, -2.34384
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

No. 4 The Square is a cottage in a terrace located in Puddletown. It dates from the 18th century and was enlarged around 1980, although the presence of a cruck post in the rear wall suggests it may have an earlier origin. The building consists of two sections: the left section features plastered walls and a thatched roof, while the right section, which is set slightly forward, has brick walls and a concrete tiled roof. There are brick end stacks, and the cottage is two storeys high. The left section has a 20th-century ledged door, with the ground floor featuring one sash window with glazing bars and the first floor having two casement windows with glazing bars. The right section has one sash window with glazing bars on the ground floor. There is also a late 20th-century extension on the right, which has brick walls and a tiled roof.

Local climate

4, The Square 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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