The Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Sevenoaks local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 October 1982. Rectory.
The Rectory
- WRENN ID
- ghost-steeple-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Sevenoaks
- Constituency
- Sevenoaks MP: Laura Trott (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 October 1982
- Type
- Rectory
- Address
- The Rectory, Valley Road, Fawkham
- OS grid reference
- TQ 594 676
- Coordinates
- 51.38514, 0.29058
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Rectory is a building located on Fawkham Valley Road, with the front part dating from the early 19th century. It was likely constructed by Dr. Samuel Hemmings, who served as Rector from 1777 to 1828. The back portion of the building may be older, as there is a record of the property in a Terrier from 1634. The structure is two storeys high and is finished in stucco. It features a hipped slate roof and an eaves cornice. On the first floor, there are three sashes with intact glazing bars, while the ground floor has sashes set in tall cambered recesses. The central entrance has a round-headed doorcase in a stuccoed recess, complete with a semi-circular fanlight.
Local climate
The Rectory sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 14 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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