Priest's House to East of Manor House is a Grade II listed building in the Wiltshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 December 1960. Outbuilding.

Priest's House to East of Manor House

WRENN ID
nether-chamber-tallow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Wiltshire
Constituency
South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
20 December 1960
Type
Outbuilding
Address
Priest's House to East of Manor House, Chippenham Lane, Biddestone & Slaughterford
OS grid reference
ST 867 733
Coordinates
51.45916, -2.19262
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Priest's House, located to the east of the Manor House, is an outbuilding dating from the 16th or 17th century that has been extended to the north. It is constructed of rubble stone and features a stone tiled roof with coped gables and a stack at the north end. The south gable is adorned with a stone sundial. The building has a one-room plan and is a single storey with a loft.

On the west side, there is a Tudor arched doorway with a hoodmould, while the south side has an ovolo-moulded, 2-light window with an iron opening light. The east side features a 20th-century, 3-light mullion window.

Inside, there is a crude shouldered Tudor arched stone fireplace with a mantel above. Attached to the north end is a garage range with a stone tiled roof, which includes one 20th-century, 4-light mullion window, two garages, and three open bays, likely a 20th-century adaptation of an earlier farm building. The converted barn, dovecote, and Priest's House were previously listed as a single item along with the Manor House.

Local climate

Priest's House to East of Manor House receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 52% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 55% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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