40 and 42, Long Street is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1956. Cottage. 1 related planning application.

40 and 42, Long Street

WRENN ID
weathered-minaret-frost
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 January 1956
Type
Cottage
Address
40 and 42, Long Street, Cerne Abbas, DT2 7JG
OS grid reference
ST 666 011
Coordinates
50.80926, -2.47429
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos. 40 and 42 Long Street are two attached cottages built in the late 18th century to early 19th century. The cottages have brick walls, with No. 40 painted white. The roof of No. 40 is made of galvanized iron, while No. 42 has an asbestos slate roof. There is a 20th-century brick chimney stack on the right gable of No. 42. No. 40 is two storeys tall, while No. 42 has three storeys.

In terms of windows, No. 40 features two 2-light wooden casements from the 20th century, with gauged brickwork that has been painted over and a blocked window in the center of the upper level. No. 42 has a single window width; its ground floor includes a square bay with a sash window, and the first floor has canted bays with 2, 3, and 2 sashes from the 20th century. The top floor has a sash window with thin glazing bars, dating from the 19th century.

For doors, No. 40 has a centrally located front door that is from the 20th century, while No. 42 has a left-of-centre door with flush panels and glazing, also from the 20th century. Both cottages feature a moulded architrave and cornice in wood.

Local climate

40 and 42, Long Street receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 24 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 74% 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 4 transactions since 2002
  • 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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