Bisterne is a Grade II listed building in the New Forest National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 March 1987. Cottage.

Bisterne

WRENN ID
rooted-casement-shade
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
New Forest National Park
Constituency
New Forest West MP: Sir Desmond Swayne (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 March 1987
Type
Cottage
Address
Bisterne, 33, Ringwood
OS grid reference
SU 169 015
Coordinates
50.81323, -1.761
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a cottage located in Bisterne, dating from the early 19th century. It is constructed of painted brick and features a thatched roof. The building is 1½ stories tall and has two bays. The central entrance consists of a 4-panel door, with a 3-light cast-iron casement window on either side. Each window opening is topped with a large rendered arch that has raised keys. Above each bay, there are 2-light casement windows. The roof has a half-hipped design at the right-hand end, and there is a stack on the left-hand end that is fitted with Gothic Fareham pots.

Local climate

Bisterne receives an average of 910 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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