Oakenhill Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 October 1951. Manor house. 1 related planning application.
Oakenhill Hall
- WRENN ID
- shifting-transept-pearl
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- East Suffolk
- Constituency
- Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP: Patrick Spencer (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 October 1951
- Type
- Manor house
- Address
- Oakenhill Hall, Bruisyard Road, Badingham
- OS grid reference
- TM 307 664
- Coordinates
- 52.24788, 1.37936
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Oakenhill Hall is a former manor house that features a stone tablet on the north gable end inscribed with 'BONA VERBA QVAESO ANNO DNI 1552', suggesting it may have an earlier core. A single-storey extension was added to the southeast in 1937. The main structure has a short cross wing at the south end, which originally extended further to the west. The building is primarily constructed of red brick, with dark header diaper work on the north gable and to the east of the main range. A small section is timber framed and plastered, with stone dressings at the plinth and a plaintiled roof. The main range has three storeys and features various casement windows, mostly from the 19th and 20th centuries, with modern diamond leaded glass. The entrance door on the east side of the main range is boarded.
The north gable end remains largely intact, showcasing crowstepped design with octagonal buttresses topped by pinnacles with stone caps. At the second floor level, there are two 2-light stone windows with enriched hood moulds and pediments above. At the apex of the gable, there are two detached octagonal flues with moulded bases and caps. The interior has been significantly altered; the main hall displays exposed joisting, and some exposed framing can be seen on the first floor, including a 4-centre arched doorhead.
Local climate
Oakenhill Hall sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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