Grafton House and Grafton is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 December 1955. House. 4 related planning applications.
Grafton House and Grafton
- WRENN ID
- drifting-granite-bramble
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 December 1955
- Type
- House
- Address
- Grafton House and Grafton, Park Lane, North Newington, OX15 6AD
- OS grid reference
- SP 420 397
- Coordinates
- 52.05482, -1.38744
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Grafton House, originally a single house and subsequently subdivided into two, dates to the late 17th century, with alterations made in the 20th century. The building is constructed of coursed ironstone rubble, with a steeply pitched thatched roof, brick ridge stacks, and end stacks. The plan is based on three units, with two storeys plus attics and cellars. The front elevation displays a three-window range, and the main entrance is located at the rear.
The cellar features a blocked two-light stone mullioned window. The front elevation incorporates two three-light metal casement windows set within stone surrounds, complete with hood moulds and label stops, and one renewed four-light window of a similar style. The first floor has two three-light stone mullioned windows, and a single three-light metal casement, all also with hood moulds and label stops. Three eyebrow dormers, each containing 20th-century windows, are set into the attic. The left gable displays a blocked three-light stone mullioned window, and two 20th-century windows, all with hood moulds and label stops. A bay window has been added to the rear. The interior of the building has not been inspected.
Local climate
Grafton House and Grafton 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 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 5 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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