The Rectory Including Front Boundary Wall

The Rectory is a former rectory dating back to the 17th century, with possible origins even earlier, and it was significantly enlarged and rearranged in the mid to late 19th century. The ground floor is constructed of Flemish bond red brick with some burnt headers, while the timber framing above is hung with peg-tiles. The building features brick stacks with brick chimneyshafts, the front stack notably having three tall, divided, diagonal shafts. The roof is covered in peg-tiles.

The house follows a double-depth plan, facing west, and is essentially two rooms wide and two rooms deep, originally heated by a series of axial stacks. The front left (north) room projects slightly, with its roof running from back to front. This section appears to be the 17th-century core of the building, incorporating a large axial stack in the angle with the main block. The main block has two parallel gable-ended roofs. The layout and the extent and date of the older work cannot be determined without an interior inspection.

The Rectory is two storeys high with attics in the roof space.

The west-facing front has an irregular appearance with a mix of 19th and 20th-century windows. The right-hand bay contains 20th-century casements with glazing bars. The left bay projects forward and is gable-ended. The ground floor window here is a 19th-century casement with rectangular panes of leaded glass. The first floor features a bay window with an unusual pattern of glazing bars, a tented roof, and a framed base incorporating a Gothic arcade pattern. A small arch-headed lancet window is located in the gable above. The front doorway is situated in the angle of the front wings and is accessed via an unusual porch set at a diagonal angle. This porch is a three-sided brick structure with a pyramid roof, containing a timber Tudor arch doorway and a plank door with studded coverstrips. A second, outer porch has plain posts and a front hipped roof with a gablet.

The interior was not available for inspection during the survey.

A narrow strip of ground along the front is enclosed by a 19th-century wall of coursed sandstone, which returns a short distance around the left end. Several similar walls nearby contribute to the character of the area, particularly in the vicinity of the Church of St Mary, which includes a notable group of listed buildings.