The King's Arms is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 2 June 1961. Inn.

The King's Arms

WRENN ID
fading-tallow-pearl
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
2 June 1961
Type
Inn
Address
The King's Arms, South Street, Stratton on the Fosse
OS grid reference
ST 657 506
Coordinates
51.25403, -2.4924
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The King's Arms is an inn dating from the late 18th century. It features a rendered exterior that is scribed to resemble ashlar stone, with a pantile roof and end brick stacks. The building has a symmetrical front with two storeys and an attic, comprising three bays. It includes paired sash windows with glazing bars and a central Venetian window with three lights, separated by 16 lights, and emphasized by a key. The central door opening is framed by a moulded stone surround and contains a six-panelled door, with the top two panels being glazed, topped with a triangular pediment supported by brackets. At the rear, there is a two-storey, two-bay wing that predominantly features two-light stone-mullioned windows.

Local climate

The King's Arms receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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