The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 June 1983. House.
The Old Rectory
- WRENN ID
- watchful-remnant-pearl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Uttlesford
- Constituency
- Harlow MP: Chris Vince (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 June 1983
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Old Rectory, Church Road, White Roothing
- OS grid reference
- TL 563 133
- Coordinates
- 51.79684, 0.26527
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Rectory is a house that dates from the 16th century or earlier, with alterations from the 17th and 18th centuries, and a late 17th-century service block along with an early 19th-century addition. It is two stories tall, constructed with timber framing and plaster, featuring peg tile roofs and a hipped slate roof over the early 19th-century extension. The building has a complex plan and generally includes casement windows, some of which are made of old cast iron. The west elevation features a semi-circular headed fanlight door-case, accompanied by symmetrical sash windows. Inside, there is visible timber framing and a fireplace dating from around 1500. The property is situated on a moated site.
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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