North Barn is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 October 1984. Barn.

North Barn

WRENN ID
rooted-gargoyle-jet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 October 1984
Type
Barn
Address
North Barn, Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle
OS grid reference
SY 808 940
Coordinates
50.74536, -2.27223
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

North Barn was built in 1802, as noted in the diary of James Frampton. The barn features cob walls resting on a brick base and has a thatched roof. It has projecting porches on each long wall; the southeast porch is roofed as a lean-to that continues the slope of the main roof, while the northwest porch has a hipped roof. The barn includes timber ledged doors and slit vent openings that are formed in the cob without brick surrounds. At the southeast end, there is a lower addition, also made of cob and thatch. Inside, the roof is constructed with collar beams and has curved braces under the collars. The barn is set within an enclosure that is bounded by a cob wall topped with tiles, making it a good unspoiled example of its type.

Local climate

North Barn receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 12 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 89% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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