Rectory

The names used for homes of ordinary parish clergy varies considerably but mostly the Anglican Communion (Church of England, Church of Ireland etc.) uses the terms vicarage, the more informal and old-fashioned parsonage, and rectory.

A glebe house is a residence provided in each parish (or parish union) for the clergy man or woman and his or her family. In the past glebe land (farm land) was also provided for the rector/vicar/curate of rural parishes, the clergyman up to the late 19th century was often also a farmer or leased out farmland.