West Hill Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 April 1987. Farmhouse. 3 related planning applications.

West Hill Farmhouse

WRENN ID
open-wattle-merlin
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 April 1987
Type
Farmhouse
Address
West Hill Farmhouse, Horton-Cum-Studley, OX33 1AP
OS grid reference
SP 588 127
Coordinates
51.81061, -1.14838
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

West Hill Farmhouse is a farmhouse that likely dates from the 17th century, with extensions from the 18th century and partial remodeling in the 19th century. It is constructed of limestone rubble and brick, with some timber framing, and features an old plain-tile roof with a brick ridge stack. The building has a two-unit lobby-entry plan that has been extended to three units, forming a T-plan. It stands one storey plus an attic and two storeys high.

The earlier sections of the farmhouse have a central doorway flanked by three-light casement windows, with an additional doorway (now a casement) to the extreme right, all featuring segmental arches. Above the door is a small leaded window. The roof is half-hipped to the left and includes two three-light gabled dormers and a large rebuilt central stack. The walls are primarily in 19th-century brick, likely replacing earlier timber framing. An added rubble bay to the right has a three-light casement on the first floor and a lower half-hipped roof. Some timber framing with brick infill remains at the rear.

At the back, there is a two-storey brick wing from the late 18th century that has segmental-arched casements. Inside, there is a massive central stack with blocked fireplaces. The inscription "I.1647.B" on an adjacent barn, which is not included in the listing, may indicate the date of the farmhouse.

Local climate

West Hill Farmhouse sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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