Five Chimneys is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 August 1957. Farmhouse. 3 related planning applications.

Five Chimneys

WRENN ID
winding-jamb-dock
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Oxfordshire
Constituency
Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 August 1957
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Five Chimneys, B4030, Enstone, OX7 4NL
OS grid reference
SP 378 249
Coordinates
51.92177, -1.45057
Source
Historic England listing

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

Description

Five Chimneys is a farmhouse, now a house, that likely dates from the 17th century to early 18th century, with alterations made in the late 18th to early 19th century. It is constructed from coursed limestone rubble, featuring wooden lintels and some ashlar dressings, topped with Stonesfield-slate roofs and ashlar stacks. The building has a T-shaped plan and stands two storeys high.

The road front has an irregular five-window layout, with two bays on the left that are higher and feature small 12-pane sash windows on the first floor, along with casements and an entrance below. The large central casement has an old chamfered lintel. The lower section includes two 3-light casements (one with leaded glazing) and a blocked window on the first floor, while the ground floor has two smaller sashes and two larger late 18th to early 19th century sashes with ashlar dressings. The steep-pitched roof has stacks flanking each section.

At the rear, the lower section has additional 16-pane sashes and leaded casements on the first floor, while the higher section features a tall gabled stair projection. The five-window rear wing primarily has leaded casements and a doorway, along with an end outshut. A stone porch, located in the angle of the ranges, is an addition from the early 20th century.

Inside, there is an early 18th-century panelled room on the first floor, with panelled shutters in other rooms. Chamfered tiebeams suggest work from the 17th century.

Local climate

Five Chimneys 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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  • Sale history — 3 transactions since 1995
  • Related listed building consents — 3 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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