It is likely that there has been some kind of house here since mediaeval times and would have been linked to the priest or rector of the neighbouring Church; there are traces that the existing building goes back as far as 400 years with significant remnants from the 1700s and re-building in the early 1800s (research is ongoing).
From the Wadkin Archives:
W0153 sport, seats, allotments, farming & water
W0153 sport, seats, allotments, farming & water
W0353 Revd. & Mrs Dannett Hickling Rectory c.1928
W0353 Revd. & Mrs Dannett Hickling Rectory c.1928
W0353a Revd. & Mrs Dannett Hickling Rectory c.1928
W0353a Revd. & Mrs Dannett Hickling Rectory c.1928
W0353aa Revd. & Mrs Dannett Hickling Rectory c.1928
W0353aa Revd. & Mrs Dannett Hickling Rectory c.1928
W0353aa Revd. & Mrs Dannett Hickling Rectory c.1928
W0353aa Revd. & Mrs Dannett Hickling Rectory c.1928
W0354 George & Martha Wiles
W0354 George & Martha Wiles
W0354a George & Martha Wiles
W0354a George & Martha Wiles
W0354aa George & Martha Wiles
W0354aa George & Martha Wiles
W0354b Mrs Martha Wiles at 'End Cottage' behind Jasmine Cottage and by the churchyard
W0354b Mrs Martha Wiles at 'End Cottage' behind Jasmine Cottage and by the churchyard
W0354bb George & Martha Wiles
W0354bb George & Martha Wiles
W0355 Ken & Rosemary Cadogan Rawlinson
W0355 Ken & Rosemary Cadogan Rawlinson
W0355a Ken & Rosemary Cadogan Rawlinson
W0355a Ken & Rosemary Cadogan Rawlinson
W0355aa Ken & Rosemary Cadogan Rawlinson
W0355aa Ken & Rosemary Cadogan Rawlinson
W0355b Ken & Rosemary Cadogan Rawlinson
W0355b Ken & Rosemary Cadogan Rawlinson
W0355bb Ken & Rosemary Cadogan Rawlinson
W0355bb Ken & Rosemary Cadogan Rawlinson
W0355bb Ken & Rosemary Cadogan Rawlinson
W0355bb Ken & Rosemary Cadogan Rawlinson
W0370 Sarah Parkes - milk delivery c.1920
W0370 Sarah Parkes - milk delivery c.1920
W0370a Sarah Parkes - milk delivery c.1920
W0370a Sarah Parkes - milk delivery c.1920
W0370aa Sarah Parkes - milk delivery c.1920
W0370aa Sarah Parkes - milk delivery c.1920
W0431 Rectory Tennis Court 1920s
W0431 Rectory Tennis Court 1920s
W0431a Rectory Tennis Court 1920s
W0431a Rectory Tennis Court 1920s
W0431aa Rectory Tennis Court 1920s
W0431aa Rectory Tennis Court 1920s
W0432 Tennis Old Rectory 1920s
W0432 Tennis Old Rectory 1920s
W0432a Tennis Old Rectory 1920s
W0432a Tennis Old Rectory 1920s
W0432aa Tennis Old Rectory 1920s
W0432aa Tennis Old Rectory 1920s
W0470 Mother's Union Rectory Lawn 1951
W0470 Mother's Union Rectory Lawn 1951
W0470a Mother's Union Rectory Lawn 1951
W0470a Mother's Union Rectory Lawn 1951
W0470aa Mother's Union Rectory Lawn 1951
W0470aa Mother's Union Rectory Lawn 1951
W0474 Victorian Ball Rectory 1986
W0474 Victorian Ball Rectory 1986
W0474a Victorian Ball Rectory 1986
W0474a Victorian Ball Rectory 1986
W0474aa Victorian Ball Rectory 1986
W0474aa Victorian Ball Rectory 1986
W0475 Victorian Ball Rectory 1986
W0475 Victorian Ball Rectory 1986
W0475a Victorian Ball Rectory 1986
W0475a Victorian Ball Rectory 1986
W0475aa Victorian Ball Rectory 1986
W0475aa Victorian Ball Rectory 1986
W0475b Victorian Ball Rectory 1986
W0475b Victorian Ball Rectory 1986
W0475bb Victorian Ball Rectory 1986
W0475bb Victorian Ball Rectory 1986
W0478 Queen's Golden Jubilee 2002
W0478 Queen's Golden Jubilee 2002
W0478a Queen's Golden Jubilee 2002
W0478a Queen's Golden Jubilee 2002
W0478aa Queen's Golden Jubilee 2002
W0478aa Queen's Golden Jubilee 2002
W0478b Queen's Golden Jubilee 2002
W0478b Queen's Golden Jubilee 2002
W0478bb Queen's Golden Jubilee 2002
W0478bb Queen's Golden Jubilee 2002
W0613 Sally Parkes & milk churn (outside the Old Rectory) c.1920
W0613 Sally Parkes & milk churn (outside the Old Rectory) c.1920
W0613a Sally Parkes & milk churn (outside the Old Rectory) c.1920
W0613a Sally Parkes & milk churn (outside the Old Rectory) c.1920
W0618 Mother's Union 1951 (Rectory Lane)
W0618 Mother's Union 1951 (Rectory Lane)
W0632 Fancy Dress: May Day 1939, Rectory Lawn
W0632 Fancy Dress: May Day 1939, Rectory Lawn
W0632a Fancy Dress: May Day 1939, Rectory Lawn
W0632a Fancy Dress: May Day 1939, Rectory Lawn
W0653 Robert Daft on his bicycle by the Rectory Gates (pre-1934)
W0653 Robert Daft on his bicycle by the Rectory Gates (pre-1934)
W0653a Robert Daft on his bicycle by the Rectory Gates (pre-1934)
W0653a Robert Daft on his bicycle by the Rectory Gates (pre-1934)
W0686 Main St towards Church c.1904
W0686 Main St towards Church c.1904
0686a Main St towards Church c.1904
0686a Main St towards Church c.1904
W0783 Correspondence - land drainage 1857
W0783 Correspondence - land drainage 1857
W0783a Correspondence - land drainage 1857
W0783a Correspondence - land drainage 1857
W0784 Jim Collishaw, Elm Farm (date?)
W0784 Jim Collishaw, Elm Farm (date?)
W0784a Jim Collishaw, Elm Farm (date?)
W0784a Jim Collishaw, Elm Farm (date?)
W0785 Sarah Parkes with a milk churn outside the Rectory c.1920
W0785 Sarah Parkes with a milk churn outside the Rectory c.1920
W0785a Sarah Parkes with a milk churn outside the Rectory c.1920
W0785a Sarah Parkes with a milk churn outside the Rectory c.1920
W0785aa Sarah Parkes with a milk churn outside the Rectory c.1920
W0785aa Sarah Parkes with a milk churn outside the Rectory c.1920
W0790 Rosemary Cadogan-Rawlinson with her sheep on Main St (1994)
W0790 Rosemary Cadogan-Rawlinson with her sheep on Main St (1994)
W0790a Rosemary Cadogan-Rawlinson with her sheep on Main St (1994)
W0790a Rosemary Cadogan-Rawlinson with her sheep on Main St (1994)
W0790aa Rosemary Cadogan-Rawlinson with her sheep on Main St (1994)
W0790aa Rosemary Cadogan-Rawlinson with her sheep on Main St (1994)
W0790b Rosemary Cadogan-Rawlinson with her sheep on Main St (1994)
W0790b Rosemary Cadogan-Rawlinson with her sheep on Main St (1994)
W0790bb Rosemary Cadogan-Rawlinson with her sheep on Main St (1994)
W0790bb Rosemary Cadogan-Rawlinson with her sheep on Main St (1994)
W0898d Listed buildings - typed list (1979?)
W0898d Listed buildings - typed list (1979?)
W0923 St. Luke's, Hickling (Mrs Skelton? pre-1905)
W0923 St. Luke's, Hickling (Mrs Skelton? pre-1905)
W0923a St. Luke's, Hickling (Mrs Skelton? pre-1905)
W0923a St. Luke's, Hickling (Mrs Skelton? pre-1905)
W0923aa St. Luke's, Hickling (Mrs Skelton? pre-1905)
W0923aa St. Luke's, Hickling (Mrs Skelton? pre-1905)
W0972 Main St 1904
W0972 Main St 1904
W0972a Main St 1904
W0972a Main St 1904
W0972aa Main St 1904
W0972aa Main St 1904
W1143 The Old Institute/Glebe Farm/Old Rectory 1990s
W1143 The Old Institute/Glebe Farm/Old Rectory 1990s
W1143a The Old Institute/Glebe Farm/Old Rectory 1990s
W1143a The Old Institute/Glebe Farm/Old Rectory 1990s
W1143aa The Old Institute/Glebe Farm/Old Rectory 1990s
W1143aa The Old Institute/Glebe Farm/Old Rectory 1990s
W1150 Old Rectory & stable block
W1150 Old Rectory & stable block
W1151a Old Rectory & stable block 1998
W1151a Old Rectory & stable block 1998
W1151aa Old Rectory & stable block 1998
W1151aa Old Rectory & stable block 1998
W1151b Old Rectory 1998
W1151b Old Rectory 1998
W1151bb Old Rectory 1998
W1151bb Old Rectory 1998
W1151 Old Rectory & Stable Block 1998
W1151 Old Rectory & Stable Block 1998
W1152 Old Rectory & Stable Block 1996 & 1998
W1152 Old Rectory & Stable Block 1996 & 1998
W1152a Old Rectory & Stable Block 1996
W1152a Old Rectory & Stable Block 1996
W1152aa Old Rectory & Stable Block 1996
W1152aa Old Rectory & Stable Block 1996
W1152b Old Rectory & Stable Block 1998
W1152b Old Rectory & Stable Block 1998
W1152bb Old Rectory & Stable Block 1998
W1152bb Old Rectory & Stable Block 1998
W1153 Old Rectory & Stable Block 2003
W1153 Old Rectory & Stable Block 2003
W1153a Old Rectory & Stable Block 2003
W1153a Old Rectory & Stable Block 2003
W1153aa Old Rectory & Stable Block 2003
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W1153b Old Rectory & Stable Block 2003
W1153b Old Rectory & Stable Block 2003
W1153bb Old Rectory & Stable Block 2003
W1153bb Old Rectory & Stable Block 2003
W1154 Old Rectory 2003 & 1998
W1154 Old Rectory 2003 & 1998
W1154aa Old Rectory 2003
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W1154bb Old Rectory 1998
W1154bb Old Rectory 1998
W1282a May Queen Celebrations
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W1282ba May Queen Celebrations
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W1282bb May Queen Celebrations
W1282bba May Queen Celebrations
W1282bba May Queen Celebrations
W1297 Hickling Mother's Union Golden Jubilee - Rectory Gardens June 1951
W1297 Hickling Mother's Union Golden Jubilee - Rectory Gardens June 1951
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W1297aa Hickling Mother's Union Golden Jubilee - Rectory Gardens June 1951
W1297aa Hickling Mother's Union Golden Jubilee - Rectory Gardens June 1951
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W Church from Rectory 1952
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