Thatched Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 August 1989. Cottage.

Thatched Cottage

WRENN ID
weathered-hinge-rowan
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Oxfordshire
Constituency
Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
21 August 1989
Type
Cottage
Address
Thatched Cottage, Witney Lane, Leafield
OS grid reference
SP 319 148
Coordinates
51.83135, -1.53712
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Thatched Cottage is a 17th-century cottage constructed from stone coursed rubble with a thatched roof and a stone end stack on the left. It is a single storey with an attic and features a two-window range. There is a 20th-century door on the right accompanied by a 20th-century porch. To the left, there is a three-light casement window, and in the center, there is a two-light casement window. The interior has not been inspected. A 20th-century addition to the right is not of special architectural interest.

Local climate

Thatched Cottage 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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