Forge Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1987. House.
Forge Cottage
- WRENN ID
- stony-roof-martin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 December 1987
- Type
- House
- Address
- Forge Cottage, West End, Launton
- OS grid reference
- SP 607 223
- Coordinates
- 51.89667, -1.11846
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Forge Cottage is a house dating from the late 17th century to the early 18th century, with alterations made in the 20th century. It is constructed of limestone rubble and features wooden lintels, topped with a thatched roof and brick gable stacks. The building has a three-unit plan with a subsidiary rear wing and is one storey plus an attic. The front has three windows, which include leaded three-light casements and similar dormers. The right gable features a two-light casement. The entrance is located in a remodelled single-storey range that returns on the right side. Inside, there is an open fireplace with re-faced jambs and chamfered beams.
Local climate
Forge Cottage sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2022
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