The Old Parsonage is a Grade II* listed building in the Vale of White Horse local planning authority area, England. First listed on 10 November 1952. A C18 Rectory, house. 1 related planning application.

The Old Parsonage

WRENN ID
tilted-nave-mint
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Vale of White Horse
Constituency
Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
10 November 1952
Type
Rectory, house
Address
The Old Parsonage, Buscot, SN7 8DQ
OS grid reference
SU 225 981
Coordinates
51.68165, -1.67457
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Parsonage is a Grade II* listed rectory, now a house, with origins dating back to 1703, which is an addition to an older structure. The building is constructed of stone and features a moulded coved cornice along with a hipped, stone-tiled roof. It stands two storeys high, with an attic and cellar.

The south front has five bays, including two gabled dormers, and is adorned with sash windows set in reveals with moulded architraves. Elongated stone stacks with moulded caps are located at each end. The east and west fronts each have three bays and two dormers. The entrance, which was originally on the south front, has been relocated to the east front. It features a six-panelled door topped by a three-pane rectangular fanlight, accessed by a flight of stone steps with a plain handrail.

To the north is a service wing, which is the remnant of the earlier house. This section is one storey with an attic, built of rubble stone and topped with a hipped, stone-tiled roof. The north front has two and four-light hipped dormers with modern leaded lights. The windows have cambered brick arches, indicating 19th-century alterations.

Inside, the property boasts a cantilevered staircase with an elm handrail and turned balusters, along with several rooms featuring bolection moulded panelling, panelled window shutters, and bolection moulded stone fireplaces. Most rooms also have dentil cornices.

Local climate

The Old Parsonage receives an average of 790 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 57% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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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