Amberley the Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 October 1988. House. 4 related planning applications.

Amberley the Cottage

WRENN ID
tattered-sandstone-yarrow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 October 1988
Type
House
Address
Amberley the Cottage, Main Street, Fringford
OS grid reference
SP 605 289
Coordinates
51.95558, -1.11997
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Cottage is a house dating from the mid-18th century, with alterations made in the 20th century. It is constructed of coursed limestone rubble with a steeply pitched thatched roof, renewed brick ridge and end stacks. The building has a three-unit plan, plus a cartshed entrance on the left. It is a single storey plus an attic, with a three-window front. The off-centre entrance to the left has a partly glazed plank door within a wooden frame, under a wooden lintel, and features a 20th-century porch. To the left of the entrance is a three-light metal casement window in a wooden frame, with renewed lead cames, an original wrought-iron casement fastener, and a wooden lintel. To the right is a similar three-light window, and a two-light 20th-century window. The attic has a hall-dormer with a two-light metal casement window in a wooden frame, renewed lead cames, sheet glass, and a wrought-iron spring. There are also two 20th-century eyebrow dormers. The cart entrance on the far left has wide plank doors.

The Cottage itself is also a mid-18th century building with 20th-century alterations, constructed of coursed limestone rubble and featuring a steeply pitched thatched roof and brick end stacks. It consists of a single-unit plan, and is a single storey plus an attic. The entrance to the left has a 20th-century door in a wooden frame, with a 20th-century porch. To the right of the entrance is a two-light metal casement window in a wooden frame, with lead cames, a wrought-iron casement fastener, and a wooden lintel. There are two 20th-century eyebrow dormers. The interior has not been inspected.

Local climate

Amberley the Cottage 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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  • Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
  • Sale history — 30 transactions since 1995
  • 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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