Old Turnpike Cottages is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 June 1988. Cottages. 2 related planning applications.
Old Turnpike Cottages
- WRENN ID
- strange-stone-dock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 June 1988
- Type
- Cottages
- Address
- Old Turnpike Cottages, 1 and 2, Bartongate, Steeple Barton, OX7 7DB
- OS grid reference
- SP 444 259
- Coordinates
- 51.93007, -1.35491
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Two cottages, dating from the 18th century. They are located in Bartongate, Steeple Barton. The cottages are constructed from coursed limestone rubble, with a gabled thatched roof and mid-19th century brick end and ridge stacks. The building has a 4-unit plan and a single storey with an attic, featuring a 6-window range. Timber lintels are above the 20th-century doors and windows. The interior was not inspected.
Local climate
Old Turnpike Cottages receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% 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 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 68% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 6 transactions since 2002
- Related listed building consents — 2 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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