The Hermitage at Dorney Court is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1985. Folly cottage. 2 related planning applications.
The Hermitage at Dorney Court
- WRENN ID
- dusk-joist-marsh
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Beaconsfield MP: Joy Morrissey (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 April 1985
- Type
- Folly cottage
- Address
- The Hermitage at Dorney Court, Court Lane, SL4 6QP
- OS grid reference
- SU 926 791
- Coordinates
- 51.50391, -0.66708
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Hermitage at Dorney Court is a 19th-century folly cottage constructed from flint and rubble with some brick. It features a slate roof and has three brick chimneys on the outside walls. The original structure consisted solely of an octagonal tower that rises to two storeys, with windows positioned on alternate sides. One-storey buildings were added around the tower. The north front includes an open porch supported by four round brick columns and topped with a flat roof. Most of the windows have small paned glazing, although some are fitted with Gothick glazing bars.
Local climate
The Hermitage at Dorney Court sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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