The Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 February 1970. House.
The Cottage
- WRENN ID
- winding-truss-jet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 February 1970
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Cottage, 59a, Corn Street, Witney, OX28 6BT
- OS grid reference
- SP 353 095
- Coordinates
- 51.78371, -1.48957
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Cottage is an 18th-century house that was remodeled in the 1970s. It is constructed of coursed limestone rubble and features a gabled stone slate roof with a brick stack at the rear. The building has a one-unit plan and is two storeys high, with a two-window range. There is a timber lintel above the opening that contains a recessed 20th-century door and window, and timber lintels over 20th-century sash windows. A 20th-century extension has been added to the rear. The interior has not been inspected, but the building is included for its group value.
Local climate
The 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2000
- No related consent applications matched
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