Church Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 November 1985. Farmhouse. 5 related planning applications.

Church Farmhouse

WRENN ID
drifting-chamber-cobweb
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 November 1985
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Church Farmhouse, Batcombe, DT2 7BG
OS grid reference
ST 618 040
Coordinates
50.83451, -2.54378
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Church Farmhouse is a detached farmhouse dating from the mid-17th century, with later alterations that raised the eaves. It features a rubble-stone base and walls made of ashlar chalk-block, with the south gable wall having been rebuilt. The roof is thatched and hipped at both ends, with a brick stack at the center ridge that was renewed in the 20th century. The building has one and a half storeys and displays irregular fenestration with four windows, consisting of two- and three-light wooden casements with glazing bars, much of which has been renewed in the 20th century, all within original openings. There are two eyebrow dormers, each with three lights and ashlar walling built up on each side; the left-hand dormer is from the early 19th century, while the right-hand one was renewed in the 20th century. A plank door is located at the center, set in a wood frame that has also been renewed in the 20th century.

Local climate

Church Farmhouse 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 — 1 transaction since 2007
  • Related listed building consents — 5 applications
  • 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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