The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 August 1988. A C17 Rectory. 3 related planning applications.
The Old Rectory
- WRENN ID
- small-cellar-wax
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 August 1988
- Type
- Rectory
- Address
- The Old Rectory, Rollright
- OS grid reference
- SP 293 301
- Coordinates
- 51.96869, -1.57349
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Rectory is a rectory that has been converted into a house, dating from 1640 as indicated by a datestone, with extensions likely added in the mid to late 17th century. It is constructed of coursed limestone rubble with ashlar dressings and features Stonesfield-slate roofs with rubble gable stacks. The building is designed in an L shape and has two storeys. The symmetrical front has three windows, with small two-light stone-mullioned windows on the first floor. The ground floor features three-light mullioned windows with labels flanking the central door, above which is the datestone. A rear wing extends from the left and includes a large four-light ovolo-moulded stone-mullioned window on each floor, both with labels, and the upper window has a transom that rises into a stone-gabled dormer. The interior has not been inspected.
Local climate
The Old Rectory receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 63% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 40 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 3 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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