Dovecote at Newhouse Grange is a Grade II listed building in the Hinckley and Bosworth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 November 1966. Dovecote. 1 related planning application.
Dovecote at Newhouse Grange
- WRENN ID
- lapsed-panel-ebony
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth MP: Dr Luke Evans (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 7 November 1966
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Dovecote at Newhouse Grange, Orton Lane, Sheepy, CV9 3NJ
- OS grid reference
- SK 318 023
- Coordinates
- 52.61758, -1.53171
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The dovecote at Newhouse Grange is a mid-18th century structure made of brick, featuring a plain tiled hipped roof. It has a square plan and is adorned with a decorative brick band. Inside, there are 600 nests, with openings on each floor for access.
Local climate
Dovecote at Newhouse Grange receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 68% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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