Front Wall to North of Numbers 16 and 18 Oakleigh House is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 January 1973. Boundary wall.

Front Wall to North of Numbers 16 and 18 Oakleigh House

WRENN ID
turning-facade-dock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Breckland
Constituency
South West Norfolk MP: Terry Jermy (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 January 1973
Type
Boundary wall
Address
Front Wall to North of Numbers 16 and 18 Oakleigh House, Market Place, Swaffham
OS grid reference
TF 818 090
Coordinates
52.64854, 0.68629
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The front wall to the north of Numbers 16 and 18 Oakleigh House in Swaffham is a boundary wall dating from the early 17th century, with alterations made around 1740. It is constructed from random flint and brick, featuring brick dressings at the plinth course. The brick capping was renewed around 1740.

Local climate

Front Wall to North of Numbers 16 and 18 Oakleigh House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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