The Thatched Cottage is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 May 1985. Cottage. 5 related planning applications.
The Thatched Cottage
- WRENN ID
- veiled-fireplace-laurel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 May 1985
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- The Thatched Cottage, Thenford, OX17 2BX
- OS grid reference
- SP 518 417
- Coordinates
- 52.07196, -1.24431
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Thatched Cottage is a cottage dating from the 17th to 18th century. It is constructed from uncoursed limestone and ironstone rubble, topped with thatched roofs and featuring a brick stack. Originally designed as a single cell, the cottage was extended in the 20th century by adding one bay to the left, which incorporated an adjoining barn. The original entrance was located on the street front. The building has one storey and an attic, with a total of four bays. The doorway, located in the second bay from the left, has a wooden lintel and a plank door. To the left of the doorway is a 20th-century two-light casement window with a wooden lintel. There are two similar windows to the right and one in the attic. A semi-circular bread oven with a thatched roof is situated in the right bay. Inside, the cottage features chamfered spine beams and plain joists, along with an open fireplace. The bread oven has been rebuilt internally with a brick surround.
Local climate
The Thatched Cottage 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 — 2 transactions since 2014
- Related listed building consents — 5 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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