The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1951. Rectory. 5 related planning applications.
The Old Rectory
- WRENN ID
- errant-cinder-nettle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cherwell
- Constituency
- Bicester and Woodstock MP: Calum Miller (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 November 1951
- Type
- Rectory
- Address
- The Old Rectory, Weston Road, Bletchingdon, OX5 3DH
- OS grid reference
- SP 504 177
- Coordinates
- 51.85622, -1.26852
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Rectory is a rectory that has been converted into a house. It features a keystone over the door inscribed with "P/B" (Philip Brown) and the year 1752. The building is constructed from coursed limestone rubble with ashlar quoins and dressings, topped by a gabled Welsh slate roof and moulded stone ashlar end stacks. It has a double-depth plan and stands two storeys high, presenting a symmetrical five-window range. The entrance door, which dates from the 20th century, is adorned with a flat timber hood and a keyed raised architrave. The windows are six-pane sashes with thick glazing bars, also set in keyed raised architraves.
At the rear, there is a three-storey range with earlier origins, featuring early 19th-century six-pane sashes. Inside, the property includes panelled doors and shutters, as well as a fine mid-18th-century panelled room with a moulded cornice and a shouldered overmantel architrave above the fireplace, which has an eared architrave. The kitchen, located at the rear left, has a stone ashlar fireplace from the 18th century. There is also a fine mid-18th-century dog-leg staircase leading to the landing, with turned balusters set on a closed string. The first floor contains late 18th-century two-panelled doors and early 19th-century fireplaces.
Local climate
The Old Rectory sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2015
- Related listed building consents — 5 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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