Old Kings Head Public House is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1987. Public house. 10 related planning applications.
Old Kings Head Public House
- WRENN ID
- lunar-bonework-sorrel
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 March 1987
- Type
- Public house
- Address
- Old Kings Head Public House, Harbidges Lane, Long Buckby, NN6 7QL
- OS grid reference
- SP 624 676
- Coordinates
- 52.30385, -1.0854
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Kings Head Public House dates to the 18th century. It is constructed of coursed squared ironstone, rendered to the front, and has a thatched roof with brick end and ridge stacks. The building is two storeys and an attic, with a four-window front. A 20th-century door is protected by a gabled hood. The windows include a mix of 3-light 19th-century casements on the right, 3-light 18th-century casements above, and 2-light casements elsewhere. The interior features stop-chamfered beams with run-out stops.
Local climate
Old Kings Head Public House receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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 — 3 transactions since 2014
- Related listed building consents — 10 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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