Moor Court is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 April 1987. A C17 Farmhouse. 2 related planning applications.

Moor Court

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Oxfordshire
Constituency
Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 April 1987
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Moor Court, Weston Road, Lewknor, OX49 5RU
OS grid reference
SU 709 978
Coordinates
51.67521, -0.97573
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Moor Court is a farmhouse dating from the late 17th century, likely with earlier origins. It features random bond brick construction, with Flemish bond brick and flared headers on the front of the left wing and rear. The side wings have been partly refaced in early 19th century brick. The building has a gabled roof covered with old tiles, a brick stack at the left end with stone quoins and a rebuilt octagonal flue, as well as brick stacks at the right end and internally. The layout is H-shaped, with two storeys and a five-window range. The fenestration consists of a 1:3:1 arrangement for the central hall and flanking wings. There is a flat brick arch over a mid-19th century four-panelled door, which has two glazed panels and is accompanied by a mid-19th century cast-iron porch, located to the left of centre. To the right of centre, there is a segmental arch over a plank door with an overlight. Flat brick arches are present over 20th century casements, and there are blocked segmental-arched windows. A raised storey band is also visible. The rear left gable displays an exposed queen-post truss, and there is a 20th century rear outshut.

Inside, the farmhouse features cased beams and a full set of chamfered and stopped beams in the rear left room. There is a quarter-turn staircase in the rear right wing. The right wing also has a ribbed door and a three-bay queen-post roof with clasped purlins. Much of the 19th century plasterwork conceals details that are likely to be of interest. Moor Court is situated within an early medieval moated enclosure.

Local climate

Moor Court 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 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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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