Forge Cottage and Hillside is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 October 1985. Cottage. 4 related planning applications.

Forge Cottage and Hillside

WRENN ID
hidden-thatch-kestrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 October 1985
Type
Cottage
Address
Forge Cottage and Hillside, Dorchester Hill, Winterborne Whitechurch, DT11 0HP
OS grid reference
ST 836 000
Coordinates
50.80007, -2.23325
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Forge Cottage and Hillside are a pair of attached cottages located on Dorchester Hill in Winterborne Whitechurch. Forge Cottage dates from the 17th century and is constructed of rendered cob, while Hillside is from the 18th century and built of brick. Both cottages feature thatched roofs with brick stacks in various locations. The buildings are part one and a half storeys and part two storeys high. Forge Cottage has mainly wrought iron casements with leaded lights, whereas Hillside has 20th-century casements with glazing bars. The entrance to Forge Cottage includes a part-glazed door, while Hillside has a fully glazed door. To the west of the cottages, there is an additional range in derelict condition.

Local climate

Forge Cottage and Hillside receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 17 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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 — 12 transactions since 1995
  • Related listed building consents — 4 applications
  • 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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