4, The Square is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1985. Cottage.
4, The Square
- WRENN ID
- stubborn-outpost-martin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 March 1985
- Type
- Cottage
- Address
- 4, The Square, Aynho, OX17 3BL
- OS grid reference
- SP 514 332
- Coordinates
- 51.99508, -1.25279
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a cottage located at 4 The Square, dating from the 17th to 18th century. It is constructed from uncoursed limestone rubble and features a thatched roof, with brick and stone stacks on either side. The building has two storeys and two bays. The central doorway has a wooden lintel, a plank door, and a rectangular fanlight above it. There are windows on either side of the door with wooden lintels and 2-light casements, and similar windows are found on the first floor. Inside, the first-floor room has chamfered joists and girders, while the ground floor also features chamfered joists. This cottage is included for its group value.
Local climate
4, The Square sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% 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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- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2024
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