The Willows Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 October 1988. Farmhouse. 1 related planning application.
The Willows Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- rough-postern-spring
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 October 1988
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- The Willows Farmhouse, Cherry Street, Stratton Audley, OX27 9AA
- OS grid reference
- SP 608 263
- Coordinates
- 51.9327, -1.1161
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Willows Farmhouse is a farmhouse with origins dating back to the 17th century, featuring alterations and additions from the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. It is constructed from coursed limestone rubble and has raised tile roofs from the 20th century, along with brick ridge and end stacks. Originally designed with a three-unit plan, the farmhouse was extended by a parallel range at the rear in the 19th century, and later included a single-storey outhouse with an added first floor from the 19th century. The building stands two storeys high and has a total of five windows across its façade.
The entrance, located to the left, features a panelled and glazed door with an overlight and a chamfered wood lintel. To the right of the entrance are two three-light wood casement windows, also with chamfered wood lintels, and above them are three similar windows. The left section of the farmhouse has a four-light window from the 20th century on the ground floor, with two additional 20th-century windows above. There is a panelled and glazed entrance at the right end of the building.
Inside, the farmhouse includes a 19th-century staircase, moulded ceiling cornices, and panelled doors. The inglenook fireplace features a chamfered bressumer with rebuilt stone surrounds, original ingle seats, and a fireback.
Local climate
The Willows Farmhouse 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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