Lion Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1988. A C17 Cottage.

Lion Cottage

WRENN ID
grey-thatch-frost
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 February 1988
Type
Cottage
Address
Lion Cottage, Wroxton Lane, Horley
OS grid reference
SP 418 438
Coordinates
52.09122, -1.39118
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Lion Cottage is a cottage dating from the late 17th century to early 18th century. It is constructed of squared coursed ironstone, with some burnt stones, and features a steeply pitched thatched roof. The cottage has renewed stone and brick ridge stacks and a 20th-century lean-to with a 20th-century entrance. It has a two-unit plan and stands two storeys high, situated gable-end to the road. The gable facing the road has a blocked entrance with an inserted 20th-century window and a stop-chamfered wood lintel. The attic includes a 20th-century window with a stop-chamfered wood lintel, and there is a blocked attic window on the right return elevation. The left elevation features a two-light metal casement in a wood frame with a wood lintel and wrought-iron casement fasteners. The interior has not been inspected.

Local climate

Lion Cottage receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% 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 71% 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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