Bowden is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 January 1985. Farmhouse. 1 related planning application.
Bowden
- WRENN ID
- empty-gutter-linden
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 January 1985
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Bowden, Kington Magna, SP8 5EE
- OS grid reference
- ST 772 235
- Coordinates
- 51.01087, -2.3252
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a late 18th-century farmhouse, likely dating from the 1780s or 1790s. It is constructed from coursed, squared rubble stone and has a slate roof with gable stacks. The farmhouse is symmetrical in design, featuring a three-window front. It has 16-pane sash windows and a central doorway.
Local climate
Bowden 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 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2006
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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