Osney Abbey is a Grade II listed building in the Oxford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 January 1954. A Medieval Abbey.
Osney Abbey
- WRENN ID
- upper-cupola-pine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Oxford
- Constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon MP: Layla Moran (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 January 1954
- Type
- Abbey
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Osney Abbey, Mill Street
- OS grid reference
- SP 504 058
- Coordinates
- 51.74941, -1.2713
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Osney Abbey is an Augustinian Priory founded in 1129. Most of the original buildings have been destroyed, but a rubble and timber-framed structure remains, which may date from the 15th century. This structure features a queenpost roof, possibly from the 16th century, and has a blocked 2-light window. Attached to it on the northeast is a stone archway from the 15th century, characterized by a four-centred head and moulded jambs. There is also a commemorative plaque honoring Haggai of Oxford, who was martyred in 1222.
Local climate
Osney Abbey 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 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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