The Old Rectory

The Old Rectory is a former rectory that has been converted into a farmhouse. It dates from the 18th century and was enlarged in 1797 by James Comeline, with repairs made in 1838. The building is constructed of coursed squared and dressed limestone, featuring dressed stone quoins, a slate roof, and both yellow brick and ashlar stacks. It has a 'T' shaped plan, with the main body and a small rectangular 18th-century cottage incorporated at the rear right.

The structure is two storeys tall with an attic. The entrance front has three bays, with tripartite sash windows on the ground and first floors of the right-hand bay, and a 6-pane sash window above. A flat-roofed 19th-century porch is positioned in front of a central segmental-headed recess that nearly reaches the eaves. The front door features six flush panels within a round-headed surround with imposts at the front of the porch, and there is a parapet with a moulded cornice. Above the porch, sash windows with glazing bars are set within the recess.

To the left-hand return, there is a two-storey bow window with three 15-pane sashes on the ground floor and three 12-pane sashes on the first floor, topped by a band and a sash window on the second floor above the bow window. The 18th-century cottage at the rear has irregular fenestration, including a 2-light casement with early leaded panes and a 12-pane sash window. The main body has a hipped roof and features axial and gable-end stacks.

Inside, the 18th-century cottage contains a fireplace with a stone surround and keystone. There is a mid to late 19th-century staircase with heavy turned balusters, ball finials, and pendants, along with decorative brackets featuring sunflower and wheat ear motifs. A classical style fireplace made of white and green marble with fluted decoration is found in the same room, which also has a coved cornice with simple beaded moulding. The porch includes two round-headed alcoves.

Historically, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, stayed at the rectory with Canon Liddel, where he met the Canon's niece, Alice, who inspired his famous work, "Alice in Wonderland."