Old Rectory and Moat House is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1951. Rectory.
Old Rectory and Moat House
- WRENN ID
- vacant-stronghold-rush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Breckland
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk MP: George Freeman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 December 1951
- Type
- Rectory
- Address
- Old Rectory and Moat House, Herne Lane, Beeston with Bittering
- OS grid reference
- TF 904 153
- Coordinates
- 52.70266, 0.81768
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Rectory and Moat House is a former rectory that has been divided into two dwellings, dating from 1793. It is constructed of brick with a rendered facade and features black pantiles on the front roof. The building has a double pile plan and consists of three storeys in the main block, with five bays of sash windows that include glazing bars. The top floor windows are smaller in size. The centre bay is slightly advanced and has an arched doorcase flanked by pilasters and topped with a fanlight. The building also has gable-end stacks and is situated on a moated site.
Local climate
Old Rectory and Moat House receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 73% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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