The Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 March 1990. House.

The Cottage

WRENN ID
pitched-soffit-storm
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Oxfordshire
Constituency
Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 March 1990
Type
House
Address
The Cottage, Swan Lane, Burford
OS grid reference
SP 252 120
Coordinates
51.80635, -1.63553
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Cottage is a house that was originally three cottages, or possibly two cottages and a stable. It dates from the late 17th century or early 18th century and has been altered in the 18th century and late 20th century. The building is constructed of coursed rubble with a Cotswold stone roof and has a chimney on the left side. It is two storeys high and features three windows on the first floor, which are 20th-century casements. On the ground floor, there are three windows of the two-light chamfered mullion type, with the right-hand window stepped up from the others. There is a plain door located off centre to the left, which has a wood lintel above it, along with two blocked doors, one of which includes a transom light.

Local climate

The Cottage receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% 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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