The Poplars is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1988. House.
The Poplars
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-garret-dale
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 February 1988
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Poplars, Eastgate, Hornton
- OS grid reference
- SP 394 451
- Coordinates
- 52.1031, -1.42592
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Poplars is a house dating from the 17th century, with some alterations made in the 20th century. It is constructed of squared coursed ironstone and features a steeply pitched slate roof. The building has ridge and end stacks with blue brick shafts set on chamfered stone bases, and a coped gable on the left side. The layout consists of a two-unit plan with an additional unit on the left.
The house is two storeys high and has a seven-window range. The entrance features a pointed head and a panelled-glazed door, flanked by 20th-century windows that have hood moulds and label stops. On the first floor, there are three 3-light metal casements, also with hood moulds and label stops. The left part of the house is two storeys high with a one-window range, built of squared coursed ironstone with a slate roof and a brick stack. It has a plank door with a stone lintel, a 20th-century window with a stone lintel, and a 3-light metal casement with a wooden lintel on the first floor. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
The Poplars 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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