The Actons is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. Cottage. 4 related planning applications.
The Actons
- WRENN ID
- ancient-rampart-barley
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Actons, Priory Lane, Burford, OX18 4SG
- OS grid reference
- SP 250 123
- Coordinates
- 51.80892, -1.63758
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Actons is a cottage extension located to the east of The Glen, dating from the 18th century or early 19th century. It is constructed of rubble with timber lintels and features a Cotswold stone roof. There is a 20th-century chimney at the left end. The building has two storeys and two windows, with 20th-century casements that include leading. On the ground floor to the left, there is a five-sided bay with a conical roof that projects from the wall, and to the right, there is a half-glazed door. The rear of the building appears to be from the 18th century. The Actons is included in the listing for its group value with nearby structures.
Local climate
The Actons 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 — 1 transaction since 2017
- Related listed building consents — 4 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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