The Orchard or Little Orchard, and Front Boundary Railings is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 February 1958. House. 2 related planning applications.

The Orchard or Little Orchard, and Front Boundary Railings

WRENN ID
solemn-lantern-sorrel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 February 1958
Type
House
Address
The Orchard or Little Orchard, and Front Boundary Railings, Hollow Lane, Dinnington, TA17 8SX
OS grid reference
ST 402 130
Coordinates
50.91359, -2.85147
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Orchard, also known as Little Orchard, is a detached house dating from the earlier 17th century. It is constructed of near-ashlar ham stone and features a thatched roof with a coped gable on the south side and a plain gable on the north. The house has two storeys and consists of four bays. The windows are reserve-chamfered mullioned types, with three lights in the upper bays 1, 3, and 4, and a two-light window in upper bay 2. The lower windows include a four-light window in bay 1 and five-light windows in bays 3 and 4, all with labels. The windows are rectangular-leaded with iron-framed opening casements, some of which have curl stays. In lower bay 2, there is a 20th-century boarded part-glazed door set in a plain recess. The south gable is plain, while the north gable has 20th-century windows and a later outshut at the rear made of rubble stonework. Although the interior has not been seen, it is reported to have a three-unit cross-passage plan, a collar-beam trussed roof with scarfed trenched purlins, signs of a former doorway at the rear, and large but modified fireplaces.

In front of the house, approximately 3 meters away, there is a low stone kerbing with wrought-iron railings featuring spear points. These railings have braced standards that support cast urn finials, along with a pair of matching gates opposite the doorway. This boundary treatment contributes to the setting of the house and enhances the street scene.

Local climate

The Orchard or Little Orchard, and Front Boundary Railings receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 57% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% 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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  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2023
  • 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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