The Thatched House is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 February 1969. House, hotel. 11 related planning applications.
The Thatched House
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 February 1969
- Type
- House, hotel
- Address
- The Thatched House, Manor Road, Sulgrave, OX17 2SE
- OS grid reference
- SP 560 456
- Coordinates
- 52.10661, -1.18367
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Thatched House is a house that was also a hotel at the time of listing, dating from the early 18th century. It is constructed of limestone ashlar and coursed limestone rubble, topped with a thatched roof and stone stacks. The main range is centrally located and consists of two storeys and an attic, featuring four bays. It is flanked by lower storey extensions, which are also from the 18th century, with one bay to the left and two bays to the right.
The entrance to the main range is in the second bay from the left and features a keystoned lintel above a plank door. On either side of the entrance are three-light windows with keystoned lintels and old iron casements. In the right bay and the second bay from the right, there are three- and two-light casement windows under a continuous wooden lintel. The first floor has a three-light casement window with a wood lintel in the right bay, and three-light casement windows with keystoned lintels in the second bay from the right and the left bay. A long window runs through the mezzanine and first floor in the second bay from the left, and a dormer features an old iron casement. The gable ends are coped with kneelers.
The extension to the right has three-light windows with wood lintels and old iron casements on both floors. The left extension has two two-light casement windows with wood lintels on the ground floor and a similar three-light window on the first floor. The interior has not been inspected. It is noted that the house was built around 1700 by John Hodges.
Local climate
The Thatched House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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 — 3 transactions since 1996
- Related listed building consents — 11 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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