The Beeches is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 January 1981. Cottage. 1 related planning application.
The Beeches
- WRENN ID
- other-steeple-frost
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 January 1981
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Beeches, 2, 3 and 4, Shenington with Alkerton, OX15 6NJ
- OS grid reference
- SP 376 428
- Coordinates
- 52.08243, -1.45152
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Beeches consists of three cottages, originally built in the mid-18th century and later combined into a single house. The exterior is of squared, coursed ironstone with a thatched roof, featuring brick ridge and end stacks. The original one-unit cottages now form a three-unit dwelling. The house has two storeys and a three-window front. There are three entrances, one of which has been blocked and replaced with a window. The windows have chamfered wood lintels and include three-light metal casements in wooden frames, with wrought-iron fasteners and lead cames. The first floor mirrors the ground floor with three similar three-light casements. A single-storey extension on the left-hand side, dating to the 20th century, is not considered to be of particular architectural interest. The interior of the property has not been inspected.
Local climate
The Beeches receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% 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 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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 — 6 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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