Barn Approximately 50 Metres South of Manor Farmhouse is a Grade II* listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1987. A Medieval Barn.

Barn Approximately 50 Metres South of Manor Farmhouse

WRENN ID
dreaming-arch-root
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 December 1987
Type
Barn
Period
Medieval
OS grid reference
SP 603 228
Coordinates
51.90063, -1.12402
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This barn, possibly a tithe barn, dates from the 14th or 15th century and is located approximately 50 meters south of Manor Farmhouse. It is constructed from limestone rubble and has a corrugated iron roof, featuring a 10-bay plan. The walls include a deeply projecting plinth with a weathered offset. The front of the barn has full-height entrances in bays 3 and 6, along with two windows and a small doorway to the right, which were likely added later. The right end wall has been rebuilt, and the roof has been lowered over the end bay. The rear of the barn has lower opposed doors.

Inside, the trusses have heavy tie beams with arched braces that spring from short posts, each carved with broach stops where they rest on stone corbels. The principal rafters, which include collars and raking struts, are likely from the 17th century and support through purlins. Five trusses are complete with both arched braces; one truss has only one brace, two have lost both braces, and one tie beam is probably from the 17th century.

Local climate

Barn Approximately 50 Metres South of Manor 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 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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