Duckleston Mill is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1987. Former mill. 1 related planning application.

Duckleston Mill

WRENN ID
haunted-rubblework-martin
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cotswold
Constituency
North Cotswolds MP: Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 March 1987
Type
Former mill
Address
Duckleston Mill, Sherborne, GL54 3NB
OS grid reference
SP 154 149
Coordinates
51.83336, -1.77724
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Duckleston Mill is a former mill that has been converted into a house. It dates from the 17th to early 18th century, with minor extensions added in the 19th century. The building is constructed of coursed squared and dressed limestone, with dressed stone quoins and a stone slate roof featuring ashlar stacks. It has an 'L'-shaped plan and stands one and a half storeys tall.

The entrance front includes a gabled half dormer on the left, which is lit by two-light double-chamfered stone-mullioned casements. The ground floor features two-light double-chamfered stone-mullioned casements with horizontal glazing bars. The gable of the cross wing to the right has two and three-light double-chamfered stone-mullioned casements. There is a 20th-century plank door located off-centre to the right. An inscription reading 'FOR GRINDING AND CHAFIN 4D A BUSHEL' is incised into the stone lintel above the doorway on the right-hand return. Above, there are two half dormers with 2-light stone-mullioned casements. The mill previously had an undershot wheel at the north gable end. The building features gable-end and lateral stacks, with the ashlar stacks having moulded skirtings. The interior has not been inspected.

Local climate

Duckleston Mill receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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