The Old Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 June 1986. Rectory. 1 related planning application.

The Old Rectory

WRENN ID
pitched-landing-willow
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
25 June 1986
Type
Rectory
Address
The Old Rectory, Church Lane, Stratton on the Fosse, BA3 4QU
OS grid reference
ST 659 507
Coordinates
51.25529, -2.48883
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Rectory is a rectory that has been converted into a house. It dates from the late 18th century to early 19th century, though it may include some medieval elements. There have been 20th-century alterations, especially at the rear. The building is constructed of random rubble with a triple-Roman tile roof and features brick stacks as well as a rubble stack.

The garden front is symmetrical and positioned at right angles to the road. It is two storeys high with three bays, featuring two-light stone mullioned windows on the ground floor, each light containing a sash with glazing bars. The central door opening is framed by a freestone architrave and has a six-panelled door, with the top four panels being glazed. Above the door is a triangular pediment supported by brackets. At the rear, there is a lower height wing that is also at right angles to the main structure, which includes a narrow medieval niche on the ground floor with a foiled head and a 20th-century figure.

Local climate

The Old Rectory receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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