The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 January 1976. Rectory. 1 related planning application.
The Old Rectory
- WRENN ID
- patient-arch-plum
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Northampton South MP: Mike Reader (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 January 1976
- Type
- Rectory
- Address
- The Old Rectory, Church Lane, Billing, NN3 9AF
- OS grid reference
- SP 804 617
- Coordinates
- 52.24813, -0.82369
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Old Rectory is an early 18th-century building that was altered and enlarged around 1820. It is constructed of stone and features a Welsh slated roof with flanking chimneys, stone coped gables, and a bracketed wooden cornice. The building has two storeys and attics. The east front is colour-washed, except for the quoins, and includes two early 19th-century rectangular two-storey bays with sash windows that are four panes wide. There is a central sash window that is three panes wide, positioned above a six flush panelled door and an oblong fanlight with ornamental glazing, all set within a stone architrave surround that has a mask keystone. The gable ends feature attic windows. Inside, there is a fine staircase and a panelled hall. The Old Rectory and All Saints Church are part of a group.
Local climate
The Old Rectory sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 85% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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