Hangman's Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 May 1950. Cottage.

Hangman's Cottage

WRENN ID
tired-cobble-rye
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 May 1950
Type
Cottage
Address
Hangman's Cottage, Glyde Path Road, Dorchester, DT1 1XE
OS grid reference
SY 690 910
Coordinates
50.71795, -2.43972
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Hangman's Cottage is a two-storey stone and brick cottage that dates back to the 13th century, and possibly even earlier. The building features a thatched roof and has a curved shape. Originally, it was composed of three cottages, but it has since been reduced to two. The former No. 17 has a higher eaves line, while Hangman's Cottage includes a half-dormer. A projecting brick porch adds to its character. The windows are wood casements, with some featuring lead glazing, and the cottage has hipped gables. It is believed that the hangman who executed sentences during the "Bloody Assizes" lived in this cottage.

Local climate

Hangman's Cottage receives an average of 840 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 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 13 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 88% of listed buildings. Of these, 5 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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