Stables at Manor Farm is a Grade II* listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1957. Stable. 2 related planning applications.
Stables at Manor Farm
- WRENN ID
- stark-chimney-yew
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 August 1957
- Type
- Stable
- Address
- Stables at Manor Farm, Ball Lane, Tackley, OX5 3AG
- OS grid reference
- SP 476 204
- Coordinates
- 51.88056, -1.30849
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The stables at Manor Farm, believed to have been built in 1616 for John Harborne, are a notable example of 17th-century architecture. Constructed from regularly coursed limestone featuring wide and narrow courses and irregular alternating quoins, the building is topped with a thatched roof. It stands two high storeys with an attic and consists of six bays.
The symmetrical front of the stables is designed to resemble two identical structures, each featuring a chamfered shallow Tudor-arched doorway. The left doorway includes a 20th-century stable door, while the right has a traditional plank door. Above each doorway is a horizontally-set oval window, and the first floor mirrors this with similar doorways. Flanking each door are small two-light chamfered mullioned windows fitted with iron bars. The return sides of the building also have similar windows on each floor.
Inside, the stables boast run-out chamfered beams, showcasing the craftsmanship of the period. This building is recognized as a very fine example of a 17th-century stable.
Local climate
Stables at Manor Farm sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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 — 2 transactions since 1999
- 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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