Nicholson's Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 October 1960. Farmhouse.
Nicholson's Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- small-chancel-linden
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 October 1960
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Nicholson's Farmhouse, Hinton St. Mary
- OS grid reference
- ST 785 161
- Coordinates
- 50.9447, -2.30684
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nicholson's Farmhouse is a house with origins dating back to the 16th century or earlier, which was rebuilt in 1728. It is constructed from coursed squared rubble and features a thatched roof, hipped on the left side and gabled on the right. There is a brick stack located to the left of the door. The house has two storeys and a three-window range, with two and three-light casements; the central window on the upper floor has leaded lights. The entrance includes a part-glazed panelled door with a flat hood above it. A datestone on the building reads 'CWM 1728'.
Inside, notable features include an open fireplace with a cambered timber bressummer and chamfered jambs, a niche with a two-centred head, a plank and muntin partition, and a deep chamfered ceiling beam. The roof is said to contain remnants of smoke blackened trusses, indicating that the building may have originally served as an open hall. There is a later extension to the left of the original structure.
Local climate
Nicholson's Farmhouse 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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