Minster Lovell Manor Dovecot is a Grade II* listed building in the West Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. Dovecot.

Minster Lovell Manor Dovecot

WRENN ID
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Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
West Oxfordshire
Constituency
Witney MP: Charlie Maynard (LD)
Country
England
Type
Dovecot
Address
Minster Lovell Manor Dovecot, Main Road
OS grid reference
SP 324 114
Coordinates
51.80074, -1.53062
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Minster Lovell Manor Dovecot is a 15th-century dovecot constructed from coursed stone rubble. It features a stone slate conical roof and a wood-framed glover, also with a stone slate conical roof. The dovecot has a round plan and includes a plank door, with projecting stone bands at the eaves. Inside, there are stone nesting boxes built into the walls and a conical wood roof structure. This dovecot is part of the manorial farm that is located next to the manor house, which was owned by the Lovell family from the 12th century until 1485. The structure is scheduled as an Ancient Monument.

Local climate

Minster Lovell Manor Dovecot receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 62% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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