The Forge is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 November 1984. Cottage. 4 related planning applications.
The Forge
- WRENN ID
- silver-garret-holly
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 November 1984
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Forge, Main Street, Wigginton, OX15 4LA
- OS grid reference
- SP 388 333
- Coordinates
- 51.99737, -1.43486
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Forge is an 18th-century cottage situated at the junction of Main Street and Chapel Street in Wigginton. It is constructed of regular coursed ironstone rubble with a thatched roof and a brick stack at the right end. The cottage has a two-unit plan and comprises a single storey plus attic. A 20th-century door is located to the left and is topped with a wooden lintel. To the right of the door is a three-light casement window with a wooden lintel, and two further three-light casements are visible in the attic. The main entrance is at the right end. The interior of the cottage has not been inspected. The Forge occupies an important site at the junction of Main Street and Chapel Street.
Local climate
The Forge receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% 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 72% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 7 transactions since 1997
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- 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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