Oxclose Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the County Durham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 June 1987. Farmhouse. 1 related planning application.
Oxclose Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- distant-belfry-candle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- County Durham
- Constituency
- City of Durham MP: Mary Kelly Foy (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 June 1987
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- Oxclose Farmhouse, A690, Greater Willington, DL15 0TX
- OS grid reference
- NZ 220 366
- Coordinates
- 54.72444, -1.65988
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Oxclose Farmhouse is a mid-19th century farmhouse built from coursed squared sandstone, featuring an ashlar plinth, quoins, and dressings. The roof is made of graduated Lakeland slate. The building has two storeys and three windows. The central entrance consists of a renewed door with a two-pane overlight set in a hollow reveal, flanked by paired eight-pane sash windows in deep chamfered reveals, all under label moulds. A prominent band runs along the first floor, and there is a wide gutter cornice. The low-pitched hipped roof is topped with two groups of three square ashlar chimneys, each with plinths and cornices. The rear elevation includes a central stair window that features intersecting glazing bars and a two-centred-arched stock-brick head. Inside, there is a dog-leg stair with a round handrail supported by stick balusters, a turned newel with a round cap, and shaped tread ends. All rooms are equipped with window shutters.
Local climate
Oxclose Farmhouse 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 lower than that of 92% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 45 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 27 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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- 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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