Traherne House is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 November 1985. A C18 House. 1 related planning application.

Traherne House

WRENN ID
long-clay-finch
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 November 1985
Type
House
Address
Traherne House, the Rock, Barford St. John and St. Michael, OX15 0RF
OS grid reference
SP 436 325
Coordinates
51.98987, -1.36548
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Traherne House is an 18th-century house located in Barford St. Michael. It is constructed from regularly coursed ironstone rubble and features a Welsh slate roof with three brick stacks positioned to the left and along the ridge. The house has a three-unit plan and is a single storey with an attic, presenting a three-window range.

The entrance, located to the left, consists of a 20th-century panelled door that includes three glazed panels and a wooden lintel. To the left of the door is a two-light casement window with a wooden lintel, while to the right are three three-light casement windows, also with wooden lintels. In the attic, there are three three-light wooden casement windows. The house is situated on a curved corner site. The interior has not been inspected.

Local climate

Traherne House receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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