Dovecote Approx. 360 Metres North of Letton Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 February 1986. Dovecote.
Dovecote Approx. 360 Metres North of Letton Hall
- WRENN ID
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Breckland
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk MP: George Freeman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 February 1986
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- TF 971 062
- Coordinates
- 52.61811, 0.91048
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The dovecote, located approximately 360 metres north of Letton Hall, is a structure that likely dates from the late 18th century and was once part of the Letton Hall estate. It is built of brick and features a galvanized metal roof, with a circular design. The entrance has a stone lintel, and there are three lunettes, two of which are blocked. The dovecote has a conical roof and retains some interior nesting boxes.
Local climate
Dovecote Approx. 360 Metres North of Letton Hall sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 79% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 95% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% 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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