Sheep Dip in Service Court at Elvaston Castle is a Grade II listed building in the South Derbyshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 March 1987. Sheep dip.

Sheep Dip in Service Court at Elvaston Castle

WRENN ID
dusk-passage-smoke
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Derbyshire
Constituency
South Derbyshire MP: Samantha Niblett (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 March 1987
Type
Sheep dip
Address
Sheep Dip in Service Court at Elvaston Castle, Borrowash Road, DE72 3EP
OS grid reference
SK 406 330
Coordinates
52.89322, -1.39661
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The sheep dip located in the service court at Elvaston Castle dates from the early 19th century and has undergone some later alterations. It was constructed for the Earl of Harrington and is made of red brick with stone dressings. The structure features two curving brick walls with low piers at either end, topped with flat stone copings. There is a deep trough situated between the walls, which has been paved with 20th-century materials. This building is included in the listing for its group value context.

Local climate

Sheep Dip in Service Court at Elvaston Castle sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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