Willis's Shroton Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 June 1985. A C18 Farmhouse.
Willis's Shroton Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- odd-arch-lichen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 June 1985
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Willis's Shroton Farmhouse, Telegraph Street, Iwerne Courtney or Shroton
- OS grid reference
- ST 856 129
- Coordinates
- 50.91575, -2.20485
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Willis's Shroton Farmhouse is a Grade II listed farmhouse located on Telegraph Street in Iwerne Courtney or Shroton. The rear range of the building dates from the early 18th century, while the main range was constructed around 1800. The farmhouse is built of brick, rubble, and render, topped with a hipped slate roof and brick tacks at the rear of the ridge.
The east front is symmetrical, featuring three storeys and three bays. The ground floor has sash windows with 16 panes, the first floor has sash windows with 12 panes, and the second floor has sash windows with 9 panes. The central doorway is notable for its round-headed, radiating fanlight and a panelled door.
Local climate
Willis's Shroton Farmhouse receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 52% 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 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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