Barn 8m North East of Abbey Farm House is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 November 1986. Barn, stable.
Barn 8m North East of Abbey Farm House
- WRENN ID
- shifting-steel-elm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 November 1986
- Type
- Barn, stable
- Address
- Barn 8m North East of Abbey Farm House, Witchampton
- OS grid reference
- ST 989 063
- Coordinates
- 50.85656, -2.01686
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This barn or stable, located 8 meters northeast of Abbey Farm House, dates back to 1787, as indicated by contrasting brick on the end wall. It features brick walls and a tiled roof that is half hipped at the front. The structure is two storeys tall and positioned at right angles to the road. The gable end facing the road has a part shuttered window on the ground floor, with a smaller part shuttered window above it. The wall facing the house includes a stable door set under a segmental arch on the ground floor, along with a blind window under a similar arch. There is also a loft door situated above the stable door. This barn is included for its group value.
Local climate
Barn 8m North East of Abbey Farm House receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 21 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 8 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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