Priory Farmhouse, Dovecote Approximately 25 Metres South is a Grade II listed building in the Cherwell local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 December 1955. Dovecote.

Priory Farmhouse, Dovecote Approximately 25 Metres South

WRENN ID
shifting-arch-falcon
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cherwell
Constituency
Banbury MP: Sean Woodcock (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 December 1955
Type
Dovecote
OS grid reference
SP 458 491
Coordinates
52.13893, -1.33207
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a dovecote located approximately 25 metres south of Priory Farmhouse in Clattercote, dating from the early 17th century. It is constructed of ashlar ironstone and features a steeply pitched red tile roof with a rectangular plan and two storeys. The entrance has a moulded, four-centred arched head with a plank door and strap hinges. Above, there is a square-headed doorway with another plank door and strap hinges. The gable includes a two-light stone mullioned window and a gabled glover.

Local climate

Priory Farmhouse, Dovecote Approximately 25 Metres South sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 76% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 66% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% 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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