Little Oak is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 June 1986. Cottage. 4 related planning applications.
Little Oak
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 17 June 1986
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- Little Oak, Ampney Crucis, GL7 5HG
- OS grid reference
- SP 078 024
- Coordinates
- 51.72088, -1.88755
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Little Oak is a large detached cottage, partly dating from the 17th century, with the date 1657 displayed in metal digits on a blocked apex light at the right gable end. The building underwent alterations in the late 19th century and early 20th century and has been raised on the left side. It is constructed of coursed rubble stone with quoins and features a mainly stone slate roof, with artificial stone slates on the raised left side. Originally, the cottage was likely 'L'-shaped, with the south arm being much lower, but it has since been raised and includes a 20th-century extension at the rear angle.
The cottage has two storeys. The right side features a two-light stone mullion window with some leading on both the first and ground floors, along with a recessed plank door that has a timber lintel and a raking hood to the right. There is also a two-light casement window with brick quoins on the ground floor to the left. The rear of the main section has a two-light stone mullion window on each floor, as well as a 20th-century inserted light in the former rear doorway. The lower roof line on the right gable suggests that there was once an additional range, and the gable end now has inserted 20th-century windows.
Local climate
Little Oak receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- 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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