The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 May 1985. House. 1 related planning application.

The Old Rectory

WRENN ID
weathered-porch-wagtail
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Downs National Park
Constituency
Arundel and South Downs MP: Andrew Griffith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 May 1985
Type
House
Address
The Old Rectory, North Street, Petworth, Chichester, GU28 0DB
OS grid reference
SU 978 218
Coordinates
50.98792, -0.60763
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Rectory is a house comprising a 17th-century south end and an 1818-1832 wing. The southern portion was built between 1632 and 1641 and includes a stone chimney breast on its west wall and has a tiled roof. The remainder of the building dates from between 1818 and 1832. It is two storeys high and has five windows. The exterior is roughcast and the roof is slate. The original window glazing bars remain intact.

Local climate

The Old Rectory receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 63% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 30 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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