The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 November 1959. House. 1 related planning application.

The Old Rectory

WRENN ID
carved-portal-rowan
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
South Dorset MP: Lloyd Hatton (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 November 1959
Type
House
Address
The Old Rectory, Steeple with Tyneham, BH20 5NY
OS grid reference
SY 911 809
Coordinates
50.62816, -2.12707
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Rectory is a detached house built in the mid-19th century, designed in a "Tudor" style. It features stone walls and slate roofs with coped gables and rendered stacks. The building has two storeys, with the main facade showcasing a gabled projection at the east end. There is a porch with a gabled roof and a 4-centred arched doorway. On the ground floor, there is one 2-light mullioned and transomed window, along with one 3-light mullioned window. The first floor includes two 2-light mullioned windows and one single-light window, contributing to its picturesque appearance.

Local climate

The Old Rectory 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 greater than that of 75% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 9 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 91% of listed buildings. Of these, 4 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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