Dovecot About 100 Yards North West of Manor Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 May 1953. A C16 Dovecot.

Dovecot About 100 Yards North West of Manor Farmhouse

WRENN ID
heavy-floor-fern
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Gloucestershire
Constituency
North East Somerset and Hanham MP: Dan Norris (Ind)
Country
England
Date first listed
11 May 1953
Type
Dovecot
OS grid reference
ST 693 700
Coordinates
51.42871, -2.44234
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The dovecot, believed to date from the 16th century, is located about 100 yards north-west of Manor Farmhouse in Bitton Upton Cheyney. It has a square plan and is constructed from coursed lias rubble, featuring bands of limestone on the north side and quoins at the corners. The roof is modern and covered with pantiles, with coped verges and saddlestones. Each gable face has an exit hole, and there is a stone porch beneath these openings. A narrow, chamfered arched doorway is located on the north side. Inside, all four walls are lined with nesting boxes.

Local climate

Dovecot About 100 Yards North West of Manor Farmhouse receives an average of 860 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 64% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% 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.

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