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Article: Rectory could be the UK's finest parsonage.
- Article from:
- Peterborough Evening Telegraph (Peterborough, England)
- Article date:
- July 7, 2008
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The Old Rectory parsonage in Market Deeping could be crowned as one of England's finest.
The Old Rectory, in Market Deeping, is one of 12 to be shortlisted in Country Life magazine's competition to find the country's best parsonage.
Now divided into two, the Old Rectory is a substantial medieval building that retains many early features, including a door with 12th-century ironwork and a fine angel ceiling.
The majority of the building is early 14th century, with additions made in the 1830s by Thomas Pilkington.
Incumbents have reputedly been driven from the house twice - once by vagrants during the 16th century, when the rector was ...