Barn Approximately 20 Metres West of Cottage Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 January 1986. Barn.
Barn Approximately 20 Metres West of Cottage Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- watchful-roof-jackdaw
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Vale of White Horse
- Constituency
- Didcot and Wantage MP: Olly Glover (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 January 1986
- Type
- Barn
- OS grid reference
- SU 340 938
- Coordinates
- 51.64218, -1.50948
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This barn, located approximately 20 meters west of Cottage Farmhouse, dates from the 17th century. It features a timber frame constructed in square framing, with weatherboard cladding and a plinth made of coursed limestone rubble. The roof is covered with asbestos sheets and has a gabled design. The barn has four bays and is arranged in an L-plan. The farmyard front includes plank double doors with strap hinges and a small inner door, while other doors are from the 20th century. Inside, the structure has post bracing to the tie beam and wall plate, a queen-strut roof, butt purlins, and windbraces at the top level of the purlins, with some elements dating to the 20th century.
Local climate
Barn Approximately 20 Metres West of Cottage Farmhouse receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 69% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 63% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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