The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1985. A C17 Cottage.

The Old Rectory

WRENN ID
secret-lime-briar
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Harborough
Constituency
Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 April 1985
Type
Cottage
Address
The Old Rectory, Horninghold
OS grid reference
SP 806 971
Coordinates
52.56595, -0.81106
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Rectory is a cottage that was once a rectory, dating from the early 17th century, with restoration and extension around 1900. The front is made of coursed rubble stone with quoins and stone dressings, while the rest of the building is mainly red brick. It has a plain tile roof with brick end stacks. The gable ends are plain and feature fish scale tile hanging that creates a single diamond pattern, with the gable facing the front to the left. The building has one and a half storeys and includes three 3-light stone mullion windows with hood moulds. There is a part-glazed door located to the center right, along with three 3-light dormers above. On the right end, there is a small 1st floor 2-light casement window. At the rear, there is a 1.5 storey wing. Inside, the property features chamfered beams and an inglenook fireplace.

Local climate

The Old Rectory receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% 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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