Listed Building record MDO45271 - Merewood Cottage, Tarrant Rushton

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Summary

One of two houses formed from what was originally a row of three cottages. The central cottage is thought to have been built in the seventeenth or early eighteenth century, possibly around an earlier building, and the two end cottages were built later.

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Full Description

ST 93780594. A range of three cottages, one storey with attics, with rendered walls and thatched roofs. The middle dwelling is probably early-18th. century but those on either side are somewhat later. <1>

Merewood Cottage and Dorset Cottage, formerly 3 cottages. 17th c, possibly with earlier core and 18th c additions. <2>


<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1972, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North), 113 (Monograph). SDO99.

<2> DOE (HHR), 1986, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: North Dorset District, 24 (Scheduling record). SDO18297.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 209457 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 113.
  • <2> Scheduling record: DOE (HHR). 1986. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: North Dorset District. 24.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 209457.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 93787 05934 (19m by 7m)
Map sheet ST90NW
Civil Parish Tarrant Rushton; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 90 NW 105
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209457
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Tarrant Rushton 5

Record last edited

Jan 11 2023 6:29AM

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