The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1987. House.
The Old Rectory
- WRENN ID
- worn-turret-ivy
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1987
- Type
- House
- Address
- The Old Rectory, Farthingstone
- OS grid reference
- SP 613 549
- Coordinates
- 52.1897, -1.10336
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Rectory is a house that was formerly a rectory, built in 1842 for Reverend J.C. Williams, with the design by architect Edward Haycock from Shrewsbury. The building has older farmhouse origins and is constructed from coursed squared ironstone, topped with a slate roof and featuring brick ridge and end stacks. It has an irregular double-depth plan and stands two storeys tall with a six-window range.
The front of the building is irregular, featuring two large gables and one smaller central gable, with a pinnacle above the large window that lights the staircase. To the right of the front is a porch that has a four-centred arch doorway with a hood mould, and above it is a datestone panel inscribed with "ICW 1842" and an ornamental shaped gable. The front door has four panes. There are slightly projecting wings on either side, each with brick stacks that have rounded angles at the gable ends. The windows throughout are two-light leaded wood mullion and transom types, with flat arch lintels. A notable feature is the two-storey canted bay on the right side of the building.
Inside, there is a staircase with stick balusters and a mahogany rail.
Local climate
The Old Rectory sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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