The Bull Inn is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 October 1960. Inn. 6 related planning applications.
The Bull Inn
- WRENN ID
- first-turret-magpie
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 October 1960
- Type
- Inn
- Address
- The Bull Inn, Common Lane, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2BS
- OS grid reference
- ST 785 135
- Coordinates
- 50.92098, -2.30616
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bull Inn is a cottage that has been converted into an inn, likely dating from the 17th century, with additions and alterations from the 19th and 20th centuries. It features walls made of rubble, brick, and render, topped by a hipped thatched roof with a central brick chimney. There are additional brick chimneys at the ends, which were probably added later. The building is single storey with an attic and has mainly 20th-century wooden casement windows with glazing bars. To the north, there is a 19th-century stable range constructed of coursed squared rubble, also with a half-hipped thatched roof, and it includes two sets of plank double doors. Inside, there is a fireplace with chamfered jambs and a bressummer, along with a deep chamfered ceiling beam. A newel staircase is located beside the fireplace, and the attic features exposed wind braces.
Local climate
The Bull Inn receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2019
- Related listed building consents — 6 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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