The Rectory
THE RECTORY
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1048051
- Date first listed:
- 18-Jul-1963
- List Entry Name:
- The Rectory
- Statutory Address:
- THE RECTORY
Have you got a photo to share?
Join the Missing Pieces Project. We want you to share your photos and memories.
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1048051
- Date first listed:
- 18-Jul-1963
- List Entry Name:
- The Rectory
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE RECTORY
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- THE RECTORY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- District:
- South Oxfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Nuneham Courtenay
- National Grid Reference:
- SU5442298827
Details
NUNEHAM COURTENAY NUNEHAM PARK
SU5498
12/98 The Rectory
18/07/63
GV II
Rectory, now house. Built 1825 for Reverend Francis Haggett possibly
incorporating part of the earlier house of 1761. Roman-cement rendered walls and
some brick; Welsh-slate roofs with rendered and brick stacks. Double-depth plan
with service wing. 2 storeys. 4-window front breaks forward slightly in the
central section which has two 9-pane sashes above an enclosed porch with double
pilasters and flanking 6-panel double doors; outer bays have 9-pane sashes above
12-pane sashes which are set within rectangular recesses. Shallow hipped roof
has wide eaves with shaped brackets and panelled soffits. Lower brick service
wing extends one window to right and then returns to front in a 6-window range.
3-window left end wall of main range has a French window with margin lights, and
the 5-window garden front has a central semi-circular projection of 3 sashes,
some shuttered, and the outer bays have tripartite sashes at ground floor.
Interior: stair hall has open-well stair with ramped and wreathed mahogany
handrail. Bow-ended drawing room has a delicate cornice and a marble fireplace.
Large kitchen in service range has a flagged floor and panelled shutters.
(Nuneham Park is included in the HBMC County Register of Gardens at Grade I;
V.C.H.: Oxfordshire, Vol.V, p.234).
Listing NGR: SU5442298827
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 248335
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Salzman, L F, The Victoria History of the County of Oxford, (1957), 234
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 34 Oxfordshire
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 23-Jun-2026 at 01:54:04.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.