Adlestrop House

Adlestrop House is a former rectory that has been converted into a house. It dates from the mid to late 17th century and the early 18th century, with alterations made in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. The building is constructed of coursed squared and dressed limestone, topped with a slate roof and features ashlar stacks.

The main structure is rectangular, with an 18th-century wing extending from the north-west corner and a 19th-century extension at the rear. The garden front showcases the gabled 18th-century wing, which slightly projects from the left side of the facade. To the right of the main body, there are two Cotswold dormers, and between them is a canted two-storey former porch projection from the 19th century. A single-bay 19th-century extension is located to the right.

The house is two storeys high with an attic. The attic of the 18th-century wing is lit by a two-light 20th-century casement with glazing bars, while the Cotswold dormers of the main body feature double-chamfered stone-mullioned cross windows with stopped hoods. The facade has eight bays, with 12-pane sash windows that have plain surrounds, some of which include keystones on the first floor. The ground floor has 15-pane sashes within moulded surrounds, most of which extend nearly to the ground. The canted 19th-century former entrance porch has six-pane sashes on the ground floor, with a former fanlight above an inserted central window, and a single 12-pane sash above.

The entrance to the house is now through the porch on the south-east front. The stopped hoods of the former cross windows have been retained, now appearing as sash windows on this front. The house was once occupied by Reverend Thomas Leigh, who later became Lord Leigh and was the uncle of Jane Austen, a frequent visitor to the house. The interior has not been inspected.