The Homestead is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 May 1990. Farmhouse. 1 related planning application.
The Homestead
- WRENN ID
- shifting-shingle-pearl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 May 1990
- Type
- Farmhouse
- Address
- The Homestead, Playing Close, Charlbury, OX7 3QP
- OS grid reference
- SP 358 195
- Coordinates
- 51.87348, -1.48016
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Homestead is a farmhouse dating from the late 17th century, with later alterations and 20th-century remodelling. It is constructed of coursed rubble with some ashlar dressings and has a stone slate roof. The building is in an L-plan and has two storeys plus an attic, featuring a four-window range that is positioned at right angles to the street.
On the ground floor, there are stone mullioned windows, two of which have hollow chamfers and flank an inserted 20th-century window, likely replacing a door. To the left, there are French windows in what was formerly a dairy, alongside tripartite large-paned sash windows in the end gable. The first floor has three-light casements, and there are three gabled dormers with casements that include glazing bars. The house has two ridge chimneys.
Additionally, there is a former barn in an L-shaped wing to the right, which is now part of the house and features a 20th-century porch in the angle, adjoining a former cottage. A stair tower is located at the rear of the main house.
Local climate
The Homestead receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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