Oriel College, Boundary Wall is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 June 1972. Boundary wall. 20 related planning applications.

Oriel College, Boundary Wall

WRENN ID
open-sandstone-lichen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Oxford
Constituency
Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
28 June 1972
Type
Boundary wall
Address
Oriel College, Boundary Wall, Oriel Street, OX1 4EW
OS grid reference
SP 516 061
Coordinates
51.75188, -1.25388
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The boundary wall of Oriel College, dating from 1485, is located on Oriel Street. It is constructed of rubble with dressed coping. The wall is from the 18th century or earlier.

Local climate

Oriel College, Boundary Wall 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 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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