Coldharbour Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1988. Farmhouse.

Coldharbour Farmhouse

WRENN ID
guardian-sentry-gold
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 April 1988
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Coldharbour Farmhouse, Cottisford Road
OS grid reference
SP 603 318
Coordinates
51.98173, -1.123
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Coldharbour Farmhouse is a farmhouse that has been converted into a house. It dates from the late 17th century, with additions from the 18th century and alterations made in the 20th century. The building is constructed of squared coursed limestone and features a steeply pitched thatched roof, with brick stacks at the ridge and ends.

The farmhouse has a 2-unit plan that has been extended to a 3-unit plan and stands two storeys high, with a four-window range. The entrance is located off-centre to the left and features a plank door with a wood lintel. On the ground floor, there are two 2-light wood casement windows and one 3-light wood casement window, all with wood lintels. The first floor has a 2-light wood casement window and three 3-light wood casement windows, also with wood lintels.

Inside, the farmhouse includes inglenook fireplaces with chamfered bressumers, one of which has a bread oven. There is a stop-chamfered beam, and a room on the east side has a lowered floor and a 19th-century fireplace, likely serving as a wash house. The interior features a wood winder staircase, plank doors with strap hinges, and stone flag floors.

Local climate

Coldharbour 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 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% 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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