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DR CHRISTOPHER WREN was rector of the Wiltshire village of East Knoyle for 20 years and it was during that time that his son, the future astronomer, geometrician, physicist, mathematician and architect, was born on October 20, 1632. Local lore suggests Wren’s birthplace was knocked down during a project to widen the road—a plaque stands in the village today—but the current Old Rectory is equally charming. The Grade II-listed property, just launched on the market by Strutt & Parker, dates back in part to the Tudor period (there is a Tudor arched doorway with transom light); an extension was added in the 1930s by Canon Cross when he moved out of the original rectory.
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