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

Gable Cottage and Windmill Cottage

WRENN ID
long-zinc-ivy
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
Address
Gable Cottage and Windmill Cottage, Park Road, North Leigh
OS grid reference
SP 386 130
Coordinates
51.81459, -1.44142
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: sale history · EPC · related consents · flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

Two cottages, dating back to the 17th century with 20th-century alterations. They are constructed from coursed limestone rubble and have a gabled thatch roof with stone ridge and end stacks. The cottages follow a three-unit plan and have one storey and an attic, with a four-window front. A gabled porch was added to the left in the 20th century, and a flat-roofed porch to the right. The windows are 20th century and have timber lintels, along with half-dormer windows in the roof. The left-hand bay, originally from the 17th century and subsequently altered, is under the same roofline. Inside, stop-chamfered bressumers are visible above two open fireplaces. A stop-chamfered beam with roll stops is located on the left side, while the right side features chamfered beams. Windmill Cottage, located to the right, also has collar trusses with butt purlins. The cottages are included on the register primarily for their group value.

Local climate

Gable Cottage and Windmill Cottage receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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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  • Sale history — 3 transactions since 2002
  • Related listed building consents — 5 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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