Old Rectory Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 January 1985. A Early to mid C18 Rectory, house. 2 related planning applications.

Old Rectory Farmhouse

WRENN ID
lunar-bailey-jet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
North Dorset MP: Simon Hoare (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
3 January 1985
Type
Rectory, house
Address
Old Rectory Farmhouse, Back Lane, Kington Magna, SP8 5EZ
OS grid reference
ST 761 229
Coordinates
51.00541, -2.34143
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Old Rectory Farmhouse is a rectory that has been converted into a house, dating from the early to mid 18th century. The building is constructed of colourwashed stucco and features a hipped roof with a central brick chimney. The east facade is two storeys high and has a symmetrical three-window arrangement, with twelve-pane sash windows. There is a flat porch supported by columns, leading to a panelled door that includes a fanlight. Some of the windows have been enlarged and refenestrated. On the north facade, there is a round-headed window that lights the stairwell.

Local climate

Old Rectory Farmhouse 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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