Dropmore Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 February 1981. House, flats.

Dropmore Cottage

WRENN ID
blind-moat-crimson
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Oxfordshire
Constituency
Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 February 1981
Type
House, flats
Address
Dropmore Cottage, 1, Devonport Place, Watlington
OS grid reference
SU 687 943
Coordinates
51.64391, -1.00768
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Dropmore Cottage is a house, now divided into two flats, dating from the late 17th century. It has a roughcast exterior and a gabled roof covered with old tiles. There is a 17th century brick stack at the left end of the building. The house features a two-unit plan and stands two storeys high with a two-window range. The entrance has a 20th century door, and the windows are late 19th century two- and three-light casements. The interior has not been inspected but is likely to be of interest. Dropmore Cottage also includes No. 27 Brook Street.

Local climate

Dropmore Cottage 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 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 80% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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