The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 July 1963. Rectory. 2 related planning applications.
The Old Rectory
- WRENN ID
- silent-copper-poplar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Henley and Thame MP: Freddie van Mierlo (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 July 1963
- Type
- Rectory
- Address
- The Old Rectory, Parsons Lane, Ewelme, OX10 6HP
- OS grid reference
- SU 647 913
- Coordinates
- 51.61728, -1.06686
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Rectory is a rectory that has been converted into a house. It likely dates from the late 17th century, with a main front to the garden added in the late 18th century, and an early 20th-century addition that may have been designed by W.D. Caröe. The building is constructed of red brick with grey headers in Flemish bond and features a plain tile roof with brick stacks. It is three storeys high and has a five-window range facing the garden. The central entrance has a sash door with a fanlight, flanked by wood Doric pilasters that support a flat hood. The ground floor has eight-pane sash windows, the first floor has fifteen-pane sash windows, and the second floor has six-pane sash windows. The hipped roof has a parapet. On the right side, there is a three-storey section with a three-window range, featuring eight-pane sashes on the ground and first floors and six-pane sashes on the second floor. The interior has not been inspected. To the left, there is a 20th-century extension that is two storeys and has an attic, with a three-window range.
Local climate
The Old Rectory sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 75% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 65% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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- Related listed building consents — 2 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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