Whitmore Arms Public House is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 October 1988. Public house. 4 related planning applications.

Whitmore Arms Public House

WRENN ID
tilted-merlon-gold
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 October 1988
Type
Public house
Address
Whitmore Arms Public House, Main Street, Hethe, OX27 8ES
OS grid reference
SP 592 294
Coordinates
51.96023, -1.13898
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Whitmore Arms Public House is a public house dating from the late 17th century to early 18th century, with 20th-century alterations. It is constructed of squared coursed limestone and features a steeply pitched slate roof with brick end stacks. The building has a T-plan layout and stands two storeys tall, with a five-window range. There is a blocked entrance off-centre to the left, which has a wooden lintel, and a 19th-century porch on the right. The ground floor includes seven blocked windows with wooden lintels, a canted bay window, a 20th-century two-light casement window, and two additional blocked openings, all featuring wooden lintels. The eaves are moulded wood, and there is a cornice and limestone quoins. The Whitmore Arms was named after Thomas Whitnore, who resided at Hethe House from 1808 to 1811. The interior includes chamfered beams.

Local climate

Whitmore Arms Public House 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 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% 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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