The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 June 1984. House.

The Old Rectory

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
14 June 1984
Type
House
Address
The Old Rectory, New Street, Marnhull
OS grid reference
ST 781 186
Coordinates
50.9671, -2.31259
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Rectory is a house that likely dates back to 1695, although it has undergone significant alterations in the late 18th century and 19th century. The building features ashlar walls and has slated, gable-ended roofs with rendered stacks located at various points. It is two storeys tall with attics and has a seven-window range. The windows are sashes with glazing bars, some of which have thick glazing bars and may be original. The stone architraves include keystones, and there is a parapet adorned with triangular pediments. Inside, the house contains early 19th-century fielded panelling in some rooms, as well as a room featuring a bolection-moulded fireplace surround.

Local climate

The Old Rectory receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 59% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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