The Rectory and Attached Wall is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 May 1952. Rectory, house. 5 related planning applications.
The Rectory and Attached Wall
- WRENN ID
- winter-column-birch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 May 1952
- Type
- Rectory, house
- Address
- The Rectory and Attached Wall, 22, Church Green, Witney, OX28 4AW
- OS grid reference
- SP 355 094
- Coordinates
- 51.78222, -1.48568
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a mid-17th century and late 17th century rectory, later refronted around 1760, now a house. It is constructed of coursed limestone rubble with a gabled stone slate roof and brick end stacks. The building follows a two-unit through-passage plan. The main facade is symmetrical with a five-window arrangement over two storeys and an attic. It has a 20th century six-panelled door set within a pedimented Tuscan stone porch. The windows are 6-pane sashes with timber lintels, and there is a gabled roof dormer containing a 20th century three-light casement window.
The rear of the building features a stair turret. An early to mid-18th century wing, constructed of similar materials, adjoins the rear left side with a two-storey, three-window range. A single-bay wing is attached to the right.
Inside, the left-hand room features a chamfered beam. To the right is a room with mid-18th century fielded panelling, china alcoves flanking the fireplace, and a 17th century plank-and-stud partition adjoining the through-passage. The roof includes a four-bay collar-truss construction with butt purlins. The rear wings have similar roofs, constructed with heavier timber.
A tall limestone rubble wall with a stone cope runs along the rear right side for approximately 8 metres, connecting to an outbuilding behind number 20. This wall has group value.
Local climate
The Rectory and Attached Wall receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1997
- 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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