Cross Trees Cottage and Jessamin Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 December 1985. Cottage. 1 related planning application.

Cross Trees Cottage and Jessamin Cottage

WRENN ID
slow-soffit-equinox
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Vale of White Horse
Constituency
Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 December 1985
Type
Cottage
Address
Cross Trees Cottage and Jessamin Cottage, High Street, Ashbury, SN6 8NA
OS grid reference
SU 264 850
Coordinates
51.56399, -1.62033
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Cross Trees Cottage and Jessamin Cottage are two cottages dating from the late 16th century to early 17th century. Originally timber framed, they feature squared chalk brought to course on the ground floor, with rendered concrete block above. The rear and side walls are made of uncoursed chalk rubble, and the cottages have thatched roofs with brick stacks. Cross Trees has a two-unit plan, while Jessamin has a one-unit plan, with a rear outshut added when the timber frame was clad in chalk. The buildings are two stories high and have a five-window range. Timber lintels are present over the doors and casements, and the roofs are gabled and hipped with end stacks. Inside, there are deep chamfered beams with splay stops and wood bressumers over the open fireplaces.

Local climate

Cross Trees Cottage and Jessamin Cottage receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 3 transactions since 1998
  • Related listed building consents — 1 application
  • 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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