The Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 November 1987. House.

The Rectory

WRENN ID
ancient-nave-fern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 November 1987
Type
House
Address
The Rectory, the Green, Lurgashall, Chichester
OS grid reference
SU 937 272
Coordinates
51.03658, -0.66383
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Rectory is a house dating from the 17th century, which was restored and enlarged in 1854 by architect William White. It is constructed of stone and features a steeply-pitched tiled roof. An addition from 1854 includes the northeasternmost window-bay with a gable above it. The building has casement windows and a gabled wooden porch. It stands at two storeys with an attic, containing five windows and two gabled dormers.

Local climate

The Rectory receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 61% 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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