Dovecote to the Grove Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Peterborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 7 February 1952. Dovecote.

Dovecote to the Grove Farmhouse

WRENN ID
graven-stronghold-sage
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Peterborough
Constituency
Peterborough MP: Andrew Pakes (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
7 February 1952
Type
Dovecote
Address
Dovecote to the Grove Farmhouse, Longthorpe, City of Peterborough
OS grid reference
TL 161 987
Coordinates
52.57384, -0.28712
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: sale history · EPC · flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

The Dovecote to The Grove Farmhouse is a rectangular structure built from coursed rubble, dating back to the 18th century. It features a pyramidal roof made of stone slate. The dovecote and The Grove Farmhouse are part of a group of buildings that complement each other.

Local climate

Dovecote to the Grove Farmhouse sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
  • Sale history — 7 transactions since 1996
  • No related consent applications matched
  • 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
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

Nearby listed buildings

  1. The Grove Farmhouse Grade II 48 m
  2. 351, Longthorpe Grade II 156 m
  3. Chain Cottage Grade II 295 m
  4. 326 and 328, Longthorpe Grade II 331 m
  5. Longthorpe Tower House Grade I 331 m
  6. Outbuildings to Rear of Longthorpe Tower House Grade II 341 m
  7. Parish Church of St Botolph Grade I 346 m
  8. 320, Longthorpe Grade II 347 m
  9. Dovecote to South West of Longthorpe Tower House Grade II 353 m
  10. 317, Longthorpe Grade II 367 m