Laurel Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 July 1984. Farmhouse. 2 related planning applications.

Laurel Farmhouse

WRENN ID
steep-turret-river
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 July 1984
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Laurel Farmhouse, St James Road, Netherbury, DT6 5LP
OS grid reference
SY 469 992
Coordinates
50.79011, -2.75429
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Laurel Farmhouse is a detached farmhouse built in the early 19th century. It features ashlar stone walls and a hipped slate roof, with brick stacks located at both the left and right eaves. The building has a double-depth plan and stands two storeys tall. The front facade includes three windows, which are sash style with thin glazing bars and stone cills. The central front door is flush-panelled and has a semi-circular fanlight above it, also with glazing bars, dating from the 19th century.

Local climate

Laurel Farmhouse 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 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% 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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