Two Attached Cottages, 20 Metres South-East of Bettiscombe Manor House is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 March 1983. Cottage.

Two Attached Cottages, 20 Metres South-East of Bettiscombe Manor House

WRENN ID
sombre-pier-poplar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 March 1983
Type
Cottage
OS grid reference
ST 401 003
Coordinates
50.79926, -2.85034
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Two attached cottages, dating from the late 17th century, are located 20 metres south-east of Bettiscombe Manor House. They feature rubble walls with brick quoins and a corrugated-iron roof, with one stone gable coping at the north end. The cottages are one storey high with an attic and have a six-window range of two-light casements, each with segmental arches above and wooden cills. There are two front doors at the centre of each cottage, and a cider cellar is located below. The range is buttressed at the south end.

Local climate

Two Attached Cottages, 20 Metres South-East of Bettiscombe Manor House receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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