The Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 May 1983. Rectory.
The Rectory
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-panel-sparrow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Mid Sussex MP: Alison Bennett (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 May 1983
- Type
- Rectory
- Address
- The Rectory, the Street, Poynings, Mid Sussex
- OS grid reference
- TQ 264 120
- Coordinates
- 50.89369, -0.20356
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Rectory is an L-shaped building constructed in 1848 by the Reverend Thomas Holland, who served as the Rector of Poynings from 1846 to 1838, following his father, the Reverend Dr. Samuel Holland, who held the position from 1807 to 1845. This two-storey structure features three windows and is faced with Roman cement. It has a string course, long and short quoins, and a wide eaves cornice. The hipped slate roof complements the design. The windows are framed with moulded architrave surrounds and retain their glazing bars, with those on the ground floor adorned with pediments above. A stone porch supported by Doric columns enhances the entrance.
Local climate
The Rectory receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 14 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 86% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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