Listed Building record MDO13899 - Church Farmhouse, formerly Shroton Farm, Iwerne Courtney or Shroton

Mainly nineteenth century house, of two storeys in brick with a tiled roof. An earlier wing, which projects forward from the north end of the east front is seventeenth century, with walls of squared clunch blocks. The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water.

ST 85991254. Shroton farmhouse is mainly of the early 19th century, but it incorporates a 17th-century wing. The 19th century part is two storied, with brick walls a tiled roof and a symmetrical east front of three bays. The 17th century wing, which projects forward from the north end of the east front, has the east wall of squared clunch blocks and in this wall are vestiges of a stone window with a moulded label.
Internally the 17th century wing has stop-chamfered beams. <1>

Forum Heritage Services, 2008, Design and Access Statement. Proposed conversion and development at Church Farm, Shroton, Dorset to provide 4 office units (conversion of barn, stable block and granary plus extension to granary) and 1 three bed, 4 four bed and 1 six bed houses. (Unpublished document). SDO21691.

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1, 129 No 8 (Monograph). SDO146.

'(8) Shroton Farm (85991254), house, 150 yds. N. of the church, is mainly of the early 19th century, bit it incorporates a 17th-century wing. The 19th-century part is two-storied, with brick walls, a tiled roof and a symmetrical E. front of three bays. The 17th-century wing, which projects forward from the N. end of the E. front, has the E. wall of squared clunch blocks and in this wall are vestiges of a stone window with a moulded label. Internally the 17th-century wing has stop-chamfered beams.'

<2> Edwards, R, 2007, Church Farm, Iwerne Courtney, Dorset. Archaeological and Character Appraisal. (Unpublished document). SDO14426.

<3> Historic England, National Record of the Historic Environment, 206185 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Feb 10 2026 3:57PM