Acacia Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 December 1955. House. 2 related planning applications.

Acacia Cottage

WRENN ID
grey-zinc-alder
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 December 1955
Type
House
Address
Acacia Cottage, South Side, Steeple Aston, OX25 4RT
OS grid reference
SP 474 257
Coordinates
51.92798, -1.31078
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Acacia Cottage is a small house, likely dating from the 17th century, with alterations made in the mid-18th century and the 19th century. It is constructed from limestone rubble with wooden lintels, and has a concrete plain-tile roof with a gable stack made of rubble and brick. The house originally had a two-unit through-passage plan. It is two storeys high with a three-window front. The front includes a 6-panel door beneath a central round window, and four-pane sashes in the outer bays. A "Farmers Fire and Life" insurance plaque is located to the right of the round window. The roof has been slightly raised at the eaves but retains gable parapets. A single-storey rubble range from the 19th century is located to the left; it was formerly the village reading room.

Inside, features include a chamfered spine beam, a large inglenook fireplace, a winder stair, an 18th-century arched panelled cupboard, and an old plank rear door with a fleur-de-lys hinge. It is believed to be the site of the manor house of the Marten family.

Local climate

Acacia Cottage sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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 — 6 transactions since 1998
  • Related listed building consents — 2 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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