The Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the Somerset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 April 1961. Rectory.
The Rectory
- WRENN ID
- fallen-rubblework-moon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Somerset
- Constituency
- Yeovil MP: Adam Dance (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 April 1961
- Type
- Rectory
- Address
- The Rectory, West and Middle Chinnock
- OS grid reference
- ST 472 131
- Coordinates
- 50.91546, -2.75166
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Rectory is a building with origins dating back to the 17th century, which was enlarged in the 19th century. It is constructed from local stone rubble with Ham stone dressings, and features ashlar in its extensions. The roof is made of Welsh slate and is set between coped gables, with brick chimney stacks at each end. The building is two stories high and has four bays, along with a single-storey extension to the east.
The windows are ovolo moulded with mullions and large panes, some of which are leaded and some have casements. The first bay has a lower four-light window with a label and an upper three-light window with a label. The second bay features a single upper light with a cut-off label and straight jointing. The entrance is a half-glazed door situated under an open pediment hood supported by console brackets, with a three-light leaded casement window with a label above it in the third bay. The fourth bay contains casement windows.
The extension has a flat roof behind a parapet and includes a mullioned and transomed angled bay window with a lead roof, featuring a 1-3-1 light configuration. The west gable has an additional mullioned window on the first floor, a modern light below it, and two casements in the attic. The gable indicates that the roof has been raised and has a widened span.
Local climate
The Rectory receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 66% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 67% of listed buildings. Of these, 11 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 — 2 transactions since 2000
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