Fifield Farmhouse and Barns and Shelter Sheds and Stables is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 July 1963. Farmhouse and barns. 13 related planning applications.

Fifield Farmhouse and Barns and Shelter Sheds and Stables

WRENN ID
cold-parapet-moss
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
Farmhouse and barns
Address
Fifield Farmhouse and Barns and Shelter Sheds and Stables, Brook Street, Benson
OS grid reference
SU 630 920
Coordinates
51.62391, -1.09034
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a barn complex, likely dating from the mid-18th century, situated near Benson Brook Street, Fifield. The barn is primarily constructed of red brick in a Flemish bond pattern, notable for its glazed headers. It has an old plain tile half-hipped roof with lead ridges. The barn follows an L-shaped plan, encompassing approximately 25 bays. Four hipped midstreys (covered sections) are located at the front and rear, each with double plank doors. There were originally ventilation slits, now blocked. The right return also features three hipped midstreys, positioned at both the front and rear. The original curved principal roof rafters have largely been replaced. Attached to the barn are stables and a shelter shed, forming a courtyard. These structures, also probably dating to the mid-18th century, are constructed of red brick with glazed headers in Flemish bond, topped with an old plain tile roof. A shelter shed with some blocked openings connects the barn complex to the farmhouse. The farmhouse itself is believed to date from the mid-18th century, with a later 19th-century render to the road and 19th-century windows on the right return. These buildings were formerly part of the farm associated with Fifield Manor.

Local climate

Fifield Farmhouse and Barns and Shelter Sheds and Stables 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 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% 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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  • Sale history — 12 transactions since 1999
  • Related listed building consents — 13 applications
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  • 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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