The Long Thatch is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1985. Cottage.
The Long Thatch
- WRENN ID
- hallowed-granite-poplar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 10 October 1985
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Long Thatch, Duck Street, Hilton
- OS grid reference
- ST 783 029
- Coordinates
- 50.82557, -2.30936
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Long Thatch is a detached cottage dating from the late 18th century to the early 19th century. It features walls made of flint with brick banding and has a thatched roof that is hipped at the left end. There are two brick chimney stacks, one located near the left end and the other at the right end of the building. The cottage is single storey and has a ledged door along with four casement windows that have cast iron glazing. There is a small extension on the right side, which has a corrugated asbestos roof.
Local climate
The Long Thatch receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 80% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2000
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