Strange's Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 June 1988. Farmhouse, barn. 2 related planning applications.
Strange's Farmhouse
- WRENN ID
- twisted-plaster-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 June 1988
- Type
- Farmhouse, barn
- Address
- Strange's Farmhouse, 30, High Street, Finstock, OX7 3DW
- OS grid reference
- SP 356 160
- Coordinates
- 51.84191, -1.48361
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Strange's Farmhouse is a farmhouse dated 1744, with alterations made in the early to mid 19th century. It is constructed of coursed limestone rubble, featuring stone dressings on the right side, and has a stone slate roof. The building is designed in an L-shape, with two storeys and an attic, and includes integral brick end stacks. On the left side, there are two gabled dormers with 2-light wooden casements. The facade consists of 2:1:1 bays with glazing bar sashes. The three right-hand bays have boxed sashes with horns and segmental brick relieving arches, while the right-hand bay features 16-pane sashes with stone cills. The mid-19th century four-panelled door has beaded flush lower panels, a margin-light rectangular overlight, and a doorcase with panelled pilaster strips and shaped brackets supporting a flat hood. A flush datestone on the first floor, between the second and third bays from the left, is inscribed "fill(love heart)E/1744". At the rear, there is a two-storey wing with an integral brick end stack. Although the interior was not inspected, it is noted to have an early 19th century staircase with stick balusters and internal panelled window shutters. The right-hand bay was likely added in the early 19th century, as indicated by the different sashes, stone dressings, and a possible straight joint.
Additionally, there is a barn dating from the 18th century, built of roughly squared and coursed limestone rubble with stone dressings and a 20th-century machine tile roof. The barn has three bays and is oriented at right angles to the road. It features central opposed cart entrances, with the roof sweeping down over a short porch to the north. There is a pair of 20th-century plywood-covered doors to the north, and triangular-shaped vents in the sides of the western bay and three in the gable end facing the road. The interior has collar-and-tie-beam trusses. The barn is included for its group value with the farmhouse.
Local climate
Strange's Farmhouse 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 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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.
- No sale records on file
- 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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