Wall Attached to and South East of Rousham House is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 June 1988. Wall.

Wall Attached to and South East of Rousham House

WRENN ID
tired-mortar-pigeon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Oxfordshire
Constituency
Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 June 1988
Type
Wall
OS grid reference
SP 478 242
Coordinates
51.9143, -1.30578
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a wall attached to and located southeast of Rousham House, dating from the 18th century. It is constructed of limestone rubble topped with stone coping and extends approximately 14 meters. The wall slopes down to an entry that adjoins another wall to the southeast. It is included for its group value with Rousham House, which is part of the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission Register of Parks and Gardens at Grade I.

Local climate

Wall Attached to and South East of Rousham House 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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