Fountain, 18m South West of Nos 1 and 2 Brook Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 November 1986. Fountain.

Fountain, 18m South West of Nos 1 and 2 Brook Cottages

WRENN ID
distant-alcove-equinox
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 November 1986
Type
Fountain
Address
Fountain, 18m South West of Nos 1 and 2 Brook Cottages, Witchampton
OS grid reference
ST 989 063
Coordinates
50.85661, -2.01655
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This fountain, located 18 meters south-west of Nos. 1 and 2 Brook Cottages in Witchampton, is likely from the 18th century. It is constructed from flint with brick dressings. The fountain features a rectangular pit surrounded by a brick curb, with timber posts and iron chains. Three steps lead down from the road to the water level. At the back, above the spring, there is a flint wall with a shaped top in Flemish style, which includes a projecting brick arch with remains of a flint corbel above it. To the left, there is a projecting wing wall with an ogee profile and brick coping. This fountain is one of the original water sources for the village and is considered picturesque.

Local climate

Fountain, 18m South West of Nos 1 and 2 Brook Cottages 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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