The Bield is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1976. House. 5 related planning applications.
The Bield
- WRENN ID
- tall-tin-bramble
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 March 1976
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Bield, Witney Street, Burford, OX18 4SN
- OS grid reference
- SP 252 121
- Coordinates
- 51.80768, -1.63518
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a house, originally possibly dating from the early 18th century, and altered in the 19th and 20th centuries. It was formerly subdivided and was previously listed as Ivydene (reference 7/330). The construction is of coursed squared limestone rubble with wooden lintels, topped by a Welsh-slate roof with brick end stacks. The building has a 2-unit plan. The front facade, which has two bays, features short sash windows with six panes to each floor, with the exception of a projecting 20th-century window to the left at first floor level. A chamfered stone doorway is located to the left of the centre, and a blocked doorway, likely an insertion, is positioned to the right. The building is included on the list for group value.
Local climate
The Bield 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 6 transactions since 2004
- 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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