Lime Kiln Approximately 150 Metres East of Lime Hollow, Lower Heyford (Not Included) is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1988. Lime kiln.

Lime Kiln Approximately 150 Metres East of Lime Hollow, Lower Heyford (Not Included)

WRENN ID
first-pedestal-fog
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 February 1988
Type
Lime kiln
OS grid reference
SP 518 246
Coordinates
51.91806, -1.24813
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The lime kiln, located approximately 150 metres east of Lime Hollow in Lower Heyford, is a structure from the 18th or early 19th century. It is built from limestone rubble, featuring wooden lintels and some brick dressings, and has a corrugated-sheet roof. This rectangular lean-to structure is set into a bank, with the left half of the front open and small windows at both ends. Inside, the rear wall of the open section has a semi-circular brick arch that leads to a brick-lined chamber, which includes a pair of small round-head openings in its rear wall. The enclosed right half of the main structure has a brick floor.

Local climate

Lime Kiln Approximately 150 Metres East of Lime Hollow, Lower Heyford (Not Included) 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 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% 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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