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Current interests: news, current affairs, citizen journalism, use of language Tannerrich (talk) 16:03, 1 August 2021 (UTC)

Discuss the definition of our main topic. Stretham Old Rectory is a large, 17th-century house, situated alongside the 14th-century parish church in Stretham. It was built during a prosperous period that followed the drainage of the surrounding Fens. With increased land for cultivation, grazing and building, the village grew in size and wealth. The house is built in brick and clunch, the traditional construction material of the region, and was set in a garden edged with trees, mainly coniferous, with a serpentine walk amongst them.

It had been used as a youth centre and was latterly occupied by squatters. The upstairs walls were covered in graffiti, and the main fireplace downstairs had been stolen.