Grange Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 May 1988. Farmhouse.

Grange Farmhouse

WRENN ID
proud-chancel-sable
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 May 1988
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Grange Farmhouse, Middle Aston
OS grid reference
SP 481 278
Coordinates
51.94664, -1.30047
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Grange Farmhouse is a farmhouse dating from the early 18th century, with alterations and extensions made in the 19th century. It is constructed of coursed limestone rubble, featuring some ashlar dressings and wooden lintels, and has roofs made of Stonesfield slate and Welsh slate, along with stone and brick stacks. The building has a three-unit plan with a long rear wing, which has been extended to four units.

The farmhouse stands two storeys plus an attic, with a two-storey main range that has a four-window front. This front was altered in the early 19th century from a five-window arrangement and now features 12-pane sash windows at the first floor and a mix of 12, 16, and 12-pane sashes at ground level, with the third bay replacing two narrower bays. Only the ground-floor window in the first bay retains an ashlar flat arch with a projecting keyblock, although traces of similar arches can be seen in the wall. The doorway in the second bay has a six-panel door set within an elaborate 19th-century wooden porch, with a blind window above it.

To the left, there is a two-storey 19th-century section that likely incorporates earlier walling at ground level, now featuring a two-light casement above a pair of sashes. The right end wall has pairs of windows on both floors, plus a gable window; most of these are blocked, but some still have two-light casements. The rear range, originally a single storey, has five windows with varied casements from different periods. The rear of the main range includes a wide gabled projection that houses the staircase and features a broad lateral stack at the junction of the ranges, with a moulded stone string above the rubble base. The gable wall of the rear wing has a smaller similar stack.

Inside, the farmhouse mostly contains 19th-century details. The property is located near the site of the deserted village of Nethercote.

Local climate

Grange Farmhouse 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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