Westbury Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 October 1985. Cottage. 3 related planning applications.

Westbury Cottages

WRENN ID
quiet-brass-thistle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 October 1985
Type
Cottage
Address
Westbury Cottages, Village Street, Tarrant Gunville, DT11 8JN
OS grid reference
ST 925 127
Coordinates
50.91439, -2.10743
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

A row of four cottages dating from the late 18th or early 19th century, situated on the south side of Village Street, Tarrant Gunville. The cottages appear to have been built in phases. The left-hand end is constructed of flint and rubble, while the right-hand end is of banded brick and flint. They have slate roofs with brick stacks positioned between the cottages. The cottages are two storeys high and feature a seven-window arrangement. The windows are 2-light casements with glazing bars, set within segmental brick heads. Plank doors are recessed within gabled porches.

Local climate

Westbury Cottages receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 2005
  • Related listed building consents — 3 applications
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  • 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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