Question: Where was the designer of the Redmarshall Old Rectory born?
Context: St. Paul's Church Rectory, located a block west of Old St. Paul's Episcopal Church (formerly "Protestant Episcopal" since 1789, Anglican/Church of England before) is a historic Episcopal rectory located on steep "Cathedral Hill" at the northeast corner of Cathedral Street (which merges with North Liberty Street, which becomes Hopkins Place and South Sharp Street further south) and West Saratoga Streets in downtown Baltimore, Maryland, United States.  In the rear of the old rectory is a small alley-like extension of West Pleasant Street and to the east behind the North Charles Street former residences and now commercial structures, is another small alley extension of Little (or North) Sharp Street. The Old Rectory in the village of Redmarshall, County Durham, England, stands to the northeast of St Cuthbert's Church.  The rectory, together with its adjoining balustrade, is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade X listed building.  The earlier rectory was rebuilt in 1845 at a cost of £1,326 ( ), of which £600 came from Queen Anne's Bounty.  It was designed by the Lancaster architect Edmund Sharpe.  At that time the rector of St Cuthbert's Church was Revd Thomas Austin, father of Hubert Austin, who was later to join Sharpe's successor, E. G. Paley, in the Lancaster practice.  The rectory is constructed in red brick with stone dressings and a slate roof.  It has an L-shaped plan, is in three storeys, and is Gothic in style.  Above the entrance door is a plaque inscribed "A.D. 1845 EDWDO: MALTBY EPISCPO: THA AUSTIN RECTRE: DOMINE DIRIGE NOS".  It has since been divided into a house and two flats. The Old Rectory in Epworth, Lincolnshire is a Queen Anne style building, rebuilt after a fire in 1709, which has been completely restored and is now the property of the British Methodist Church, who maintain it as a museum.  It is the site of supposed paranormal events that occurred in 1716, while the Wesley family was living in the house.  The rectory was home to the Reverend Samuel Wesley, his wife Susanna and their 19 children, one of whom, John Wesley, grew up to become a founder of the Methodist Church. Edmund Sharpe (31 October 1809 – 8 May 1877) was an English architect, architectural historian, railway engineer, and sanitary reformer.  Born in Knutsford, Cheshire, he was educated first by his parents and then at schools locally and in Runcorn, Greenwich and Sedbergh.  Following his graduation from Cambridge University he was awarded a travelling scholarship, enabling him to study architecture in Germany and southern France.  In 1835 he established an architectural practice in Lancaster, initially working on his own.  In 1845 he entered into partnership with Edward Paley, one of his pupils.  Sharpe's main focus was on churches, and he was a pioneer in the use of terracotta as a structural material in church building, designing what were known as "pot" churches, the first of which was St Stephen and All Martyrs' Church, Lever Bridge. The Old Rectory (or Old Parsonage) is an early building in St Andrews Major, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, which was originally the house for the rectors of St Andrews Church. Old Rectory of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church rectory located near Perrowville, Bedford County, Virginia.  It was built in 1787, and is a "T"-shaped frame dwelling with exterior end chimneys and a gable roof.  It features a modern one bay, two-story portico supported by four fluted Doric order columns.  From around 1828 to 1904, the house served as the rectory of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church. The Old Rectory (also known as Parsonage Court) is a ruin of a former rectory in the village of Warton, near Lancaster, Lancashire, England.  Owned by English Heritage, it has been designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument and Grade I listed building. Old Rectory Meadows is a 7.9 hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest in Denham in Buckinghamshire. The Old Rectory is a grade II* listed Victorian moated Rectory, located on the banks of the River Menalhyl in St Columb Major, in Cornwall, England.  It is a major work by the architect William White.  However, the house is currently neglected and in a severe state of disrepair and suffering from water damage. Gawsworth is a civil parish in Cheshire East, England.  It contains 19 buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated listed buildings. Of these, three are listed at Grade I, the highest grade, two are listed at Grade II*, the middle grade, and the others are at Grade II.  Apart from the village of Gawsworth, the parish is rural.  The most important buildings in the parish, all listed at Grade I are Gawsworth Old Hall and associated structures, St James' Church, also with associated structures, and the Old Rectory.  Listed at Grade II* are Gawsworth New Hall and an associated barn.  The Macclesfield Canal runs through the parish, and there are three listed structures associated with this, two bridges and a milestone.  The other listed buildings are houses, farm buildings, a grave, a public house, and a boundary stone.
Answer: Knutsford, Cheshire