The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 August 1952. Rectory. 8 related planning applications.

The Old Rectory

WRENN ID
dusk-garret-acorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 August 1952
Type
Rectory
Address
The Old Rectory, Rectory Lane, Puncknowle, DT2 9BW
OS grid reference
SY 534 888
Coordinates
50.69702, -2.66027
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: sale history · related consents · flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

The Old Rectory is a former rectory that has been converted into a private residence. It dates from the early 19th century and features rubble-stone walls that are rendered. The roof is made of clay tiles and has stone gable copings, with brick stacks at each gable end. The building is two storeys high and has three wooden sash windows with glazing bars and wooden cills. The front door, located at the centre, is also from the early 19th century and has flush and recessed panels with two top lights. Above the door is a rectangular transom light with diagonally set glazing bars, and there is a 20th-century wooden porch with trelliswork.

At the rear, there is a wing that has a datestone reading "TS 1702" that has been re-set. This wing has a hipped slate roof with a brick stack on the ridge at the back. It is also two storeys high and has three bays with wooden casement windows that have glazing bars and wooden lintels above them. The rear service yard is enclosed by rubble-stone walls, and there is an attached wall on the north-west side.

Local climate

The Old Rectory receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 53% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 74% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 19 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 6 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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  • No EPC on record for this property
  • Sale history — 2 transactions since 2003
  • Related listed building consents — 8 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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