Napton Bottom Lock, Oxford Canal is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 April 1986. Canal lock. 2 related planning applications.
Napton Bottom Lock, Oxford Canal
- WRENN ID
- tall-passage-thrush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam MP: Sir Jeremy Wright (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 April 1986
- Type
- Canal lock
- Address
- Napton Bottom Lock, Oxford Canal, Folly Lane, Napton on the Hill, CV47 8NZ
- OS grid reference
- SP 457 606
- Coordinates
- 52.24213, -1.33098
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Napton Bottom Lock on the Oxford Canal is a canal lock built in the late 18th century to early 19th century, with some later restoration. It is constructed of English bond brick and features stone coping. The lock has both double and single wooden gates, along with wooden beams. This structure is included for its group value.
Local climate
Napton Bottom Lock, Oxford Canal receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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 — 3 transactions since 1999
- 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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