The Old Parsonage is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 November 1984. House. 2 related planning applications.

The Old Parsonage

WRENN ID
roaming-pillar-reed
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Frome and East Somerset MP: Anna Sabine (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
16 November 1984
Type
House
Address
The Old Parsonage, High Street, Buckland Dinham, BA11 2QS
OS grid reference
ST 755 512
Coordinates
51.25948, -2.35242
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Old Parsonage is a former parsonage that has been converted into a house. It is dated to before 1679, as indicated by an inscription, with early 19th century alterations and additional work from the late 19th century. The building is constructed of random rubble and features a triple roman tile roof adorned with decorative ridge tiles, bracketed eaves, and coped verges. There is a brick stack on the left and an ashlar stack on the right.

The facade is symmetrical and follows an "L"-shaped plan. It has two storeys and an attic, with three bays featuring late 19th century casements that include glazing bars and marginal lights set in plain stone surrounds. The central door opening is framed in a similar style, topped with a moulded slab hood supported by cut stone brackets, and features a late 19th century half-glazed door that matches the overall design. There is a 17th century, two-light attic window on the right return.

At the rear, on the left return, there is a two-storey, two-bay wing that includes 2 and 3-light moulded stone mullioned windows beneath cornice dripmoulds. The interior mainly reflects early 19th century features, including doors, window shutters, moulded cornices, and a staircase. There are also two fireplaces with stone surrounds and cast iron grates on the first floor. The roof structure is an 'A' frame from the 11th century, featuring morticed collar beams and in-line trenched purlins. Additionally, there is a re-used window with small leaded lights in the attic dividing wall, inscribed with a name and dated 1679.

Local climate

The Old Parsonage 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 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 55% 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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  • Sale history — 1 transaction since 2000
  • Related listed building consents — 2 applications
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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