Barn Approximately 25 Metres South West of the Forge is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 January 1986. Barn.
Barn Approximately 25 Metres South West of the Forge
- WRENN ID
- idle-portal-acorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage MP: Olly Glover (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 January 1986
- Type
- Barn
- OS grid reference
- SU 588 863
- Coordinates
- 51.5731, -1.15221
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This barn, located approximately 25 meters southwest of The Forge, is likely from the mid-18th century with a 20th-century addition on the left side. It features a red brick base, timber framing, and weatherboarding, topped with an old plain-tile half-hipped roof. The structure is single-storey and consists of three bays. There is a plank door situated to the right of the center, and the ground floor likely has early 20th-century glazing. The barn has a curved principal roof and is included for its group value.
Local climate
Barn Approximately 25 Metres South West of the Forge sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% 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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