The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the North Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 January 1987. House.
The Old Rectory
- WRENN ID
- waning-gallery-holly
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Somerset
- Constituency
- North Somerset MP: Sadik Al-Hassan (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 January 1987
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Old Rectory, the Batch, Butcombe
- OS grid reference
- ST 515 618
- Coordinates
- 51.35354, -2.69683
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Rectory is a detached house with a probable early 17th century core, featuring alterations and additions from the early 19th century and around 1867. The original section is built of random rubble with flush rusticated dressed stone quoins, stone copings, lias headers to the openings, and a slate roof. The 1867 wing on the right side is constructed of squared and coursed rubble, also with flush rusticated dressed stone quoins, ashlar window surrounds, and an angular double Roman tile roof.
The early range has two storeys and three windows, showcasing a mix of early 19th century sash glazing, mostly with 16 panes, set under segmental heads. There is a central door with marginal glazing and a lower plank section. The 1867 wing is also two storeys high and features chamfered four-light cross mullions, with those on the upper floor positioned under relieving arches. A pointed arched doorway with a plank door is located in the east wall. The interior includes a ground floor room on the left that has a moulded Tudor arched fireplace and a reset Tudor arched window surround.
Local climate
The Old Rectory receives an average of 850 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 62% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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