The Blenheims is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 February 1985. House.
The Blenheims
- WRENN ID
- far-cornice-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 February 1985
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Blenheims, Gallows Tree Road, Rotherfield Peppard
- OS grid reference
- SU 701 811
- Coordinates
- 51.52523, -0.99004
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Blenheims is a house dating from the 17th century, with a 19th-century cross-wing on the left. It features large timber framing with painted brick infill and a thatched roof, while the cross-wing has a plain-tile roof and a brick ridge stack. The building has a two-unit plan and is one storey high with an attic, presenting a three-window range. There is a plank door located on the right return of the cross-wing. The windows exhibit irregular placement, consisting of 19th and 20th-century casements, and there are swept dormers in the roof. Inside, the timber frame includes chamfered beams with end-stops.
Local climate
The Blenheims 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 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 53% 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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