Sweffling Grange is a Grade II listed building in the East Suffolk local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 October 1951. Former rectory.

Sweffling Grange

WRENN ID
tattered-brass-khaki
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Suffolk
Constituency
Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP: Patrick Spencer (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 October 1951
Type
Former rectory
Address
Sweffling Grange, Swefling
OS grid reference
TM 348 638
Coordinates
52.22308, 1.43728
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Sweffling Grange is a former rectory that has been converted into a private residence. It has an 18th-century core and was remodeled and extended to the south in 1831, with some earlier work visible to the north. The building is primarily constructed of white brick, with the 18th-century section made of colorwashed red brick, and features a slated roof with wide overhanging eaves.

The structure is two stories tall with a symmetrical facade that includes three sash windows with glazing bars set in flush frames. The entrance is approached by a flight of five steps leading to a six-panel door, where the upper four panels are glazed. Above the door is a rectangular fanlight with radiating glazing bars, all sheltered by a Roman Doric portico, which has wooden panelling on the sides.

To the right of the main block is a two-story red brick range that incorporates some 16th or 17th-century elements. On the left side of the main block, there is a two-light semi-circular bay, with the ground floor windows extending to ground level, and a well-designed Regency-style verandah.

Local climate

Sweffling Grange 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 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 10 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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