The Vicarage is a Grade II* listed building in the Ashford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 October 1952. Vicarage. 1 related planning application.
The Vicarage
- WRENN ID
- dreaming-rafter-nightshade
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Ashford
- Constituency
- Weald of Kent MP: Katie Lam (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 October 1952
- Type
- Vicarage
- Address
- The Vicarage, the Square, Chilham
- OS grid reference
- TR 069 536
- Coordinates
- 51.24476, 0.96364
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Vicarage is a vicarage built in 1746 for Reverend Dr. Knatchbull and James Colebrook of Chilham Castle. It is constructed of red brick with stone mouldings, a wooden cornice, and a plain tile roof. The building has two storeys and an attic above a basement, which is highlighted by a plinth. The hipped roof features a bracketed eaves cornice and two segment-headed dormers, with chimney stacks on both the left and right sides.
There are five windows in total; on each floor, there are four glazing bar sashes set in gauged segment-headed openings. On the first floor, two of these windows are located on either side of a central Venetian window framed in ashlar. On the ground floor, two windows are positioned on either side of a central panelled and glazed door, which is set in a stone surround and topped with a triangular pediment supported by brackets. A 19th-century service wing is attached to the rear of the building.
Inside, the Vicarage retains original wall panelling, chimney pieces, and a mid-18th-century staircase.
Local climate
The Vicarage receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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