The Old Rectory is a Grade II* listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 July 1952. A C17 Rectory. 1 related planning application.

The Old Rectory

WRENN ID
odd-beam-poplar
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Harborough
Constituency
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston MP: Neil O'Brien (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 July 1952
Type
Rectory
Address
The Old Rectory, Sutton Road, Great Bowden, LE16 7HW
OS grid reference
SP 746 889
Coordinates
52.4931, -0.90245
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Rectory is a significant house located on Sutton Road in Great Bowden. It dates from the 17th century, with early 18th century additions, and faces the churchyard. The building is two storeys high, roughcast, and features a modillion eaves cornice. It has seven sash windows with original glazing bars and plain stone architraves. The central window and doorcase are set in rusticated stone, with a six-panelled door that has an attractive traceried fanlight. The western facade, which faces the road, includes two gabled wings and a recessed three-windowed centre, featuring an 18th century door in a doorcase similar to that on the southern facade, also with a good fanlight.

Local climate

The Old Rectory 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 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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