The Old Fox is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1980. Inn.
The Old Fox
- WRENN ID
- hollow-latch-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Uttlesford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 February 1980
- Type
- Inn
- Address
- The Old Fox, Radwinter Road, Ashdon
- OS grid reference
- TL 587 421
- Coordinates
- 52.0546, 0.31374
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Fox is a former inn located on Radwinter Road in Ashdon. This building dates back to the 17th century, with some features from the 18th century. It is a two-storey structure with a timber frame and plastered exterior. The front has three windows, primarily casements with glazing bars. On the ground floor, there is a small canted bay featuring double-hung sashes, along with a three-light double-hung sash, both of which have vertical glazing bars. The roof is tiled and includes a central rectangular chimney stack with a panelled base. Additionally, the front of the building is adorned with a moulded wood eaves cornice.
Local climate
The Old Fox sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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