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
strange-timber-twilight
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Somerset
Constituency
Glastonbury and Somerton MP: Sarah Dyke (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 April 1961
Type
Rectory
Address
The Rectory, Little Marston Road, Marston Magna, BA22 8DT
OS grid reference
ST 592 223
Coordinates
50.99935, -2.58139
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Rectory is a building from the 18th century that has been modified and is now divided into separate units. It is constructed from local stone in a random coursed pattern, with Ham stone lintels. The roof is covered with plain clay tiles over three base courses of stone slates, and there are rendered brick chimney stacks. The building is two stories high and has six bays.

The first bay features French doors with margined panes, while the second bay has twelve-pane sash windows on both levels. The remaining bays have plain three-light casement windows with rectangular leaded panes. There is a stone, timbered, and tiled porch from the early 20th century at bay three, and bay five includes a narrow glazed door and a single-light casement window.

The Rectory is primarily included in the listing for its group value and its historical significance to the Church of St Mary located opposite.

Local climate

The Rectory receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 56% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 61% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 13 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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