The Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Telford and Wrekin local planning authority area, England. First listed on 28 April 1952. Rectory.
The Rectory
- WRENN ID
- dim-chancel-pigeon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Constituency
- The Wrekin MP: Mark Pritchard (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 28 April 1952
- Type
- Rectory
- Address
- The Rectory, 131, High Street, Newport
- OS grid reference
- SJ 744 192
- Coordinates
- 52.77058, -2.38053
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Rectory is an early 19th-century building located on the east side of High Street. It is constructed of red brick and stands two storeys tall, featuring five sash windows. Notable architectural elements include a sill band and a moulded wood doorcase that has a segmental radial fanlight above a six-panelled divided door. The entrance is further enhanced by a stone cornice hood porch supported by coupled Ionic columns. The building also has stuccoed eaves and a slate roof.
Local climate
The Rectory receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% 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 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 79% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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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