Holwell Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 July 1961. Cottage. 7 related planning applications.

Holwell Farmhouse

WRENN ID
grim-mortar-laurel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 July 1961
Type
Cottage
Address
Holwell Farmhouse, DT9 5LB
OS grid reference
ST 699 119
Coordinates
50.90582, -2.42856
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Holwell Farmhouse is a cottage dating from the late 17th century. It features coursed rubble walls and a thatched, half-hipped roof. There are brick stacks located at the right gable and partially in from the left side. The windows are predominantly 2 and 3-light casements, most of which include glazing bars and wooden lintels. A thatched 20th-century perch is also present.

Local climate

Holwell Farmhouse receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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