The Post Office is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 1985. Farmhouse, post office. 1 related planning application.

The Post Office

WRENN ID
hidden-solder-dew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Oxfordshire
Constituency
Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 May 1985
Type
Farmhouse, post office
Address
The Post Office, Rectory Road, Great Haseley, OX44 7JQ
OS grid reference
SP 640 018
Coordinates
51.71182, -1.07471
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Post Office is a farmhouse that has been converted into a house and Post Office, dating from the late 17th century. It is constructed of limestone rubble with some brick dressings and features an old plain-tile roof with brick stacks. The building has a three-unit plan and stands two storeys tall, presenting a three-window front with a central door. To the left, there is a 20th-century inserted bay under a tiled lean-to roof, while the window to the right likely served as a former baffle entrance. The opening at the extreme right now functions as a shop entrance. The left side features two-light casements, both on the ground floor and first floor. The roof is half hipped to the right, with stacks positioned to the right of centre and at the left gable. There is a rear outshut that is probably a later addition.

Inside, the building contains two open fireplaces, both of which have been altered. Other interior features include a spine beam with moulded stops, a staircase beside the central stack, timber-framed partitions, and a clasped-purlin roof with straight windbraces. The Post Office was formerly known as the Lewington Arms public house.

Local climate

The Post Office 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 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 1997
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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