Dovecote to East of Tiptofts is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 February 1967. Dovecote.
Dovecote to East of Tiptofts
- WRENN ID
- stark-ashlar-owl
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Uttlesford
- Constituency
- North West Essex MP: Mrs Kemi Badenoch (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 February 1967
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Dovecote to East of Tiptofts, Wimbish
- OS grid reference
- TL 570 373
- Coordinates
- 52.01275, 0.28708
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The dovecote located to the east of Tiptofts is a square structure built from red brick in English bond, likely originating from the 17th century. It may have been rebuilt in the old style or significantly restored in the 18th or 19th century. The roof is tiled and features half hips and small gables. Inside, there are approximately 550 to 600 nesting boxes, making it a typical example of Essex dovecotes from this period.
Local climate
Dovecote to East of Tiptofts sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 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 81% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 51% 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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