Wheatsheaf Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 December 1986. Cottage.
Wheatsheaf Cottage
- WRENN ID
- late-lime-wren
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Wiltshire
- Constituency
- Salisbury MP: John Glen (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 December 1986
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Wheatsheaf Cottage, Snow Hill, Dinton
- OS grid reference
- SU 012 315
- Coordinates
- 51.08364, -1.98314
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Wheatsheaf Cottage is a detached cottage dating from the early 17th century, with alterations made in the 18th and 20th centuries. It is constructed of rubble stone, featuring some timber-framing with brick nogging, and has a thatched roof with stone and brick stacks. The building has a central range flanked by wings, is single storey with an attic, and has one window.
The central range includes a planked door and a single-light casement window. The right wing projects outward and features a 2-light casement window from the 20th century and a lozenge-shaped window in the attic. The roof's collar and tie-beam truss are exposed in the gable. The left wing has a blocked door and a 2-light casement window on the first floor, along with a blocked casement in the attic.
To the right, there is a 20th-century addition that is not of special interest. The left side has a blocked 4-light wood mullioned window with an eyebrow above it, while the right side has an external stone stack. At the rear, there is a planked door and a 2-light casement window to the right, a glazed door with a single casement to the left in the central range, and 2-light casements on the first floor and attic. The central range shows exposed timber-framing, and the gable of the right wing has weatherboarding.
Inside, the cottage features a deep chamfered beam with stepped stops and a large open fireplace with stone jambs and a cambered lintel in the east wing, which was the former parlour. The first floor has a plank and muntin partition, planked doors, and a chamfered beam. Although the central range was rebuilt in the 18th century, it likely represents the remains of a small late Medieval hall house. The cottage was known as the Wyndham Arms during the 19th century and later became The Wheatsheaf Inn.
Local climate
Wheatsheaf Cottage receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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