5 and 6, Rousham is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 June 1988. Cottage.

5 and 6, Rousham

WRENN ID
open-rood-hyssop
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Oxfordshire
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 June 1988
Type
Cottage
OS grid reference
SP 480 239
Coordinates
51.91233, -1.3026
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos. 5 and 6 are two cottages located in Rousham, dating from the early to mid 18th century, with some alterations made in the mid 19th century. They are constructed from coursed limestone rubble and feature a gabled stone slate roof with stone end stacks. The cottages have a four-unit plan, are two storeys high, and present a four-window range. The front has timber lintels above two mid 19th-century plank doors, a central 20th-century light, and 19th-century two-light casements with iron opening lights. At the rear, there are mid 19th-century service ranges with Welsh slate roofs. Inside No. 5, there are chamfered beams, a chamfered bressumer over an open fireplace, mid 19th-century quarter-turn stairs, and an 18th-century plank door leading to the attic. No. 6 has not been inspected but is expected to have interesting features as well.

Local climate

5 and 6, Rousham 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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