The Thatch 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.
The Thatch
- WRENN ID
- third-string-myrtle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 December 1955
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Thatch, High Street, Hook Norton, OX15 5NH
- OS grid reference
- SP 355 330
- Coordinates
- 51.99514, -1.4841
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Thatch is a 17th-century house located on the south side of High Street, Hook Norton. It is constructed with alternating bands of coursed ironstone and limestone, featuring ironstone quoins and a thatched roof. The house has a two-unit plan and two storeys plus an attic. Most of the windows are 2-light casements with 20th-century wooden lintels. A 20th-century stone stack and a brick stack are present. The entrance is located at the rear of the property, accessible through a brick extension. The interior remains uninspected. The building is listed for its group value.
Local climate
The Thatch receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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 — 4 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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