Folke Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 1984. Cottage.
Folke Cottage
- WRENN ID
- deep-wicket-blackthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Constituency
- West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 May 1984
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Folke Cottage, Folke Lane
- OS grid reference
- ST 659 134
- Coordinates
- 50.91991, -2.48632
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Folke Cottage is a cottage that likely dates from the mid-18th century or possibly earlier, with extensions and alterations made in the 19th century. The building is constructed of rubble and features a thatched roof with stone stacks at the ends. It has an L-shaped plan and stands two storeys tall, with a range of five windows. The two right-hand bays are significantly taller than the left side, which is thought to be the original part of the house. Most of the windows are three-light casements with horizontal glazing bars. There is a canted bay window on the ground floor to the right, and the entrance features a panelled door topped with a rectangular fanlight.
Local climate
Folke 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 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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 — 1 transaction since 2009
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