The Fox Inn is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 March 1970. Public house. 2 related planning applications.

The Fox Inn

WRENN ID
secret-tin-rain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 March 1970
Type
Public house
Address
The Fox Inn, Kings End, Bicester, OX26 2AA
OS grid reference
SP 580 224
Coordinates
51.89787, -1.15809
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: sale history · EPC · related consents · flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

The Fox Inn is a public house, likely built in the early 18th century, with some parts possibly dating back even earlier. It was altered in the late 18th century. The building is constructed from colourwashed limestone rubble and features wooden lintels, topped with a Welsh-slate roof and brick end stacks. It is probably designed with a central-stair plan and has two storeys that have been raised to three.

The front of the building has three windows, with a central doorway flanked by canted bay windows on the outer sides. To the left of the door, there is a narrow window. The first floor features 9-pane sash windows, while the second floor has leaded 2-light casements. Additionally, the wall displays two bolection-moulded 18th-century panels between the first-floor windows, along with a wider panel situated between the first and second floors. The interior has not been inspected.

Local climate

The Fox Inn 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 73% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% 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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  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 2016
  • 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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