The Kings Arms Public House is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 July 1963. Public house. 1 related planning application.

The Kings Arms Public House

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
18 July 1963
Type
Public house
Address
The Kings Arms Public House, Church Road, Wheatley, OX33 1LU
OS grid reference
SP 600 057
Coordinates
51.74711, -1.13144
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The King's Arms Public House is a public house built in 1756, as indicated by a datestone, with later alterations. It is constructed from limestone rubble, some of which is coursed, and features ashlar dressings. The building has a part old plain-tile roof with brick stacks and is designed in an L-plan with subsidiary wings. It has two storeys plus attics. The dated section has a plinth and a stone eaves cove, with an entrance located at the angle of the ranges that includes a 20th-century porch. Above the entrance, there is a 4-pane sash window with a keyblock and a 2-light roof dormer. On the opposite side, there are two 12-pane sashes. The gable wall facing the road features a 4-pane sash window to the left, a 6-row dovecote in the gable, and the datestone inscribed "TD/1756" at the apex. To the right, there is a two-storey range with a tripartite sash window next to the doorway and two 9-pane sashes on the first floor, which is likely from the early 19th century. At the rear, there are several gabled and hipped wings that are one storey plus attics, featuring 2-panelled shutters. Inside, there are remains of 18th-century plasterwork.

Local climate

The Kings Arms Public House 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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