Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire East local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 December 1986. Rectory. 2 related planning applications.

Old Rectory

WRENN ID
vacant-truss-flax
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire East
Constituency
Congleton MP: Sarah Russell (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
5 December 1986
Type
Rectory
Address
Old Rectory, Brereton, CW11 1RY
OS grid reference
SJ 778 646
Coordinates
53.17887, -2.33242
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Rectory, now a house, was probably built in the early 18th century and subsequently altered and extended in the 19th century, with further internal modifications in the mid-20th century. Constructed of brown brick with a tiled roof, the house is two storeys plus attics, with a symmetrical three-window front. The slightly projecting central bay features a double entrance of 3-panel doors with flush lower panels, a radial-bar fanlight, and an 18-pane sash window to the second storey. There is a 12-pane recessed sash window in the attic, and a pair of 18-pane sashes to each main storey in each wing. A lantern with a pyramidal roof sits on the ridge above the stair. Large, flush gable chimneys are present. 19th-century extensions and modifications are visible at the rear.

The interior includes notable features, such as an open-well oak staircase from the early 18th century, and doors of around 1700. A 19th-century study with pine panelling and a Gothick fireplace is also present.

Local climate

Old Rectory sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 970 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 44 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 24 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 — 3 transactions since 1996
  • Related listed building consents — 2 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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