Donisthorpe is a Grade II* listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 April 1959. House. 1 related planning application.
Donisthorpe
- WRENN ID
- fading-bronze-weasel
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 April 1959
- Type
- House
- Address
- Donisthorpe, Cow Square, Somerton, TA11 7NG
- OS grid reference
- ST 490 286
- Coordinates
- 51.0552, -2.72768
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Donisthorpe is a house, formerly detached, that dates from around 1770. It is constructed from local stone that has been cut and squared, with Ham stone dressings. The building features a double Roman clay tile roof behind a parapet, which is flanked by coped gables, and has brick chimney stacks at each end.
The house is two storeys high and has seven bays. The windows are sash windows with 12 panes, set within architraved surrounds. The central upper bay window has a segmental arched head, and there is a continuous label over the ground floor windows. A central open stone portico is supported by Doric columns on short plinths, which carry a moulded flat stone hood. There are simple lead rainwater downpipes and stackheads on either side, along with a plain parapet that features simple moulding. The Victoria County History states that it is "said to have been built in 1770," suggesting it may have undergone remodelling. The interior has not been seen.
Local climate
Donisthorpe receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2020
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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