The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 January 1952. Former rectory.

The Old Rectory

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Constituency
North Bedfordshire MP: Richard Fuller (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 January 1952
Type
Former rectory
Address
The Old Rectory, Bedford Road, Northill
OS grid reference
TL 148 465
Coordinates
52.10517, -0.32443
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Rectory is a former rectory built in the earlier 18th century, with later additions and alterations from the 19th century. It is constructed of red brick with stone coping on the parapets and features an old clay tile roof. The building has a double pile plan that originally extended further south and is topped with a hipped two-span roof.

The east elevation has a ground floor that includes a late 19th-century addition, which features two tripartite sash windows with cambered heads flanking part-glazed double doors that have a rectangular fanlight above. The windows are set into slightly projecting bays, and the entire block is capped with a parapet. On the first and second floors, there are five flush sash windows with glazing bars, each set under gauged brick flat arches. The first-floor windows also retain their interior moulded wood shutters. Multiple chimney stacks extend from both gable ends. The north elevation includes a porch addition that was added in 1879.

Local climate

The Old Rectory sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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