The Old Forge is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 December 1986. Farmhouse. 7 related planning applications.

The Old Forge

WRENN ID
tall-stone-crimson
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Oxfordshire
Constituency
Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 December 1986
Type
Farmhouse
Address
The Old Forge, High Street, Shipton-Under-Wychwood, OX7 6DQ
OS grid reference
SP 276 173
Coordinates
51.85396, -1.59974
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Forge is a farmhouse dating from the 17th century that was restored in the late 20th century. It is constructed from coursed rubble and features a Cotswold stone roof with end chimneys, one of which is made of ashlar. The building is two storeys high and has three bays. It includes chamfered mullion windows, with two-light windows on the first floor and three-light windows on the ground floor, as well as a small single light window on the first floor to the left. The central entrance has a ledged door topped by a 20th-century bracketed stone hood. To the left, there is a one-and-a-half storey extension that features one- and two-light mullioned windows, two slit windows, and a hipped dormer. The south gable has an extruded stepped chimney and a two-light garret window.

Local climate

The Old Forge receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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 — 1 transaction since 2001
  • Related listed building consents — 7 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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