Gwith Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 December 1987. Small house. 1 related planning application.
Gwith Cottage
- WRENN ID
- lapsed-pedestal-indigo
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 December 1987
- Type
- Small house
- Address
- Gwith Cottage, 2, Thame Road, Piddington, OX25 1PT
- OS grid reference
- SP 640 173
- Coordinates
- 51.85145, -1.07198
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Gwith Cottage is a small house dating from the 17th century with 20th-century alterations. It is constructed from limestone rubble and features wooden lintels, topped with a thatch roof and brick gable stacks. The building has a three-unit plan that extends to the rear and consists of one storey plus an attic.
The front facade has three windows, including a central plank door, a three-light casement to the left, and a two-light casement to the right. Above, the first floor has an old dormer with three, two, and three lights, all of which have leaded glazing. The rear of the cottage includes additional leaded casements and a small dormer. A 20th-century wing extends from the left side, built with similar materials.
Inside, there is a large open fireplace that includes a bread oven, along with renewed flanking winder stairs.
Local climate
Gwith 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 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- 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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