Dovecote Immediately North East of Orleton Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Telford and Wrekin local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 April 1983. Dovecote.

Dovecote Immediately North East of Orleton Hall

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Telford and Wrekin
Constituency
The Wrekin MP: Mark Pritchard (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 April 1983
Type
Dovecote
Address
Dovecote Immediately North East of Orleton Hall, Watling Street, Wrockwardine
OS grid reference
SJ 634 113
Coordinates
52.69846, -2.5417
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The dovecote located immediately northeast of Orleton Hall is an 18th-century structure made of red brick and features an octagonal shape. It has a hipped roof covered with plain tiles, which includes brick dentil eaves and a lantern. The exterior is marked by small circular flight holes that have keystones. Inside, the dovecote is lined with pigeon holes and has a central potence.

Local climate

Dovecote Immediately North East of Orleton Hall receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 91% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 41 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 78% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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