Somerton Lock is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1988. Canal lock. 1 related planning application.
Somerton Lock
- WRENN ID
- woven-merlon-birch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 February 1988
- Type
- Canal lock
- OS grid reference
- SP 494 298
- Coordinates
- 51.96522, -1.28152
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Somerton Lock is a canal lock built around 1790. It is constructed of brick with some stone dressings. The east side of the lock retains some stone copings, along with old bullnose brick copings, while the west side features concrete copings. The upper gates are made of steel, and the lower gates are wooden, both supported by wooden beams. This lock is connected to a nearby bridge and is part of a group that includes the Lock Cottage.
Local climate
Somerton Lock sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- 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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