The Thatched Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 July 1961. A C17 Terraced cottage. 1 related planning application.

The Thatched Cottage

WRENN ID
slow-vestry-cream
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 July 1961
Type
Terraced cottage
Address
The Thatched Cottage, Queen Street, Yetminster, DT9 6LL
OS grid reference
ST 593 107
Coordinates
50.89505, -2.57962
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Thatched Cottage is a 17th-century terraced cottage, substantially restored around 1980. It is located on the west side of Queen Street in Yetminster. The building is constructed of rubble stone with a thatched roof and has brick end stacks. It is a single storey with attics. A 20th-century ledged door provides access. The ground floor features two 2-light stone mullioned windows with casements and a central horizontal bar. The attic has a double dormer with two 20th-century casements, also with a central horizontal bar. Internally, there are exposed ceiling beams.

Local climate

The Thatched Cottage receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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  • Sale history — 3 transactions since 1996
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
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  • 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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