Forge Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 August 1986. House. 2 related planning applications.
Forge Cottage
- WRENN ID
- winding-zinc-vetch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 August 1986
- Type
- House
- Address
- Forge Cottage, Copson Lane, Stadhampton, OX44 7TZ
- OS grid reference
- SU 603 987
- Coordinates
- 51.68404, -1.12864
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Forge Cottage is a house dating to the 17th century. It is constructed of colourwashed, coursed limestone rubble with wooden lintels, and has a thatched roof with brick gable stacks. The house has a two-unit plan and one storey plus attics. The front has a 6-panel door positioned between two 3-light casement windows, and two 2-light dormers. A stone chimney projection is visible on the right gable wall, while further stacks are on the left gable. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
Forge Cottage 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1995
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- 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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