Manor Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 December 1984. Farmhouse.

Manor Farmhouse

WRENN ID
tall-rotunda-rush
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 December 1984
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Manor Farmhouse, Swyre
OS grid reference
SY 527 882
Coordinates
50.69239, -2.67092
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Manor Farmhouse is a detached farmhouse dating from the early 19th century. It features rubble-stone walls, with the east range rendered, and has slate roofs. The house is L-shaped, with four rendered brick stacks located at each gable end and one on each ridge. The north elevation has three windows, while the east elevation has two windows, all of which are sashes with glazing bars and crown glass. On the left side of the ground floor, there is a canted bay window. The porch is rendered and has a round-headed arch with flat imposts and a moulded cornice. The front door is flush-panelled and includes three vertical lights above, topped by a semi-circular fanlight. There is also a flush-panelled door in the north wing, located at the center and featuring a large stone lintel above.

Local climate

Manor Farmhouse receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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