The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Epping Forest local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 February 1967. House.

The Old Rectory

WRENN ID
hallowed-pier-fen
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Epping Forest
Constituency
Brentwood and Ongar MP: Alex Burghart (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 February 1967
Type
House
Address
The Old Rectory, School Lane, Abbess Beauchamp and Berners Roding
OS grid reference
TL 583 098
Coordinates
51.76514, 0.2926
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Rectory is a house dating from the 17th or 18th century, and possibly earlier. It is a two-storey timber-framed and plastered building. The front section, which faces the lane, is from the late 18th century, while the long rear section is at right angles and features a gabled crosswing at the eastern end. There is a modern extension with a flat roof, two slate-roofed lean-tos attached to the rear range, and an 'L' shaped single-storey service block with a slate roof.

The front block has a gabled peg tile roof and two red brick stacks at the gable ends. It consists of five bays with double-hung sash windows that have glazing bars and six-over-six small panes. There is an off-centre open porch with a simple pediment, featuring the original six raised and fielded panel door, although the top four panels have been replaced with glass. The rear blocks also have gabled peg tile roofs, two ridge line brick stacks, and a mix of old leaded light casements, sash windows, and 19th-century casements. Inside, the rear block showcases exposed timber framing and a well-preserved late 18th-century staircase.

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 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 94% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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