Great Coxwell Barn
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Great Coxwell Barn is a Medieval tithe barn at Great Coxwell, Oxfordshire (formerly Berkshire), England. It is on the northern edge of the village of Great Coxwell, which is about 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Swindon in neighbouring Wiltshire.
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Great Coxwell Barn | |
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Alternative names | Great Coxwell Great Barn Great Coxwell Tithe Barn |
General information | |
Status | preserved, no longer in agricultural use |
Type | porch barn |
Architectural style | Gothic |
Location | Great Coxwell |
Address | Great Coxwell, Oxfordshire SN7 7LZ |
Coordinates | 51.64434°N 1.61279°W / 51.64434; -1.61279 |
Elevation | 377 feet (115 m) |
Completed | about 1292 |
Client | Beaulieu Abbey, Hampshire |
Owner | National Trust |
Height | 48 feet (15 m) |
Dimensions | |
Other dimensions | length 152 feet (46 m) width 43 feet (13 m) |
Technical details | |
Material | Cotswold stone walls Timber posts and roof frame Stonesfield slate roof |
Floor area | 5,502 square feet (511 m2) |
Designations | Grade I listed building Scheduled Ancient Monument |
Other information | |
Parking | small lay-by outside |
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The barn was built about 1292 for the Cistercian Beaulieu Abbey in Hampshire, which had held the manor of Great Coxwell since 1205. Since 1956 it has been in the care of the National Trust.
The barn has been a Grade I listed building since 1966[1] and is also a Scheduled Ancient Monument.[2]