Dovecote at Fresden Farm is a Grade II listed building in the Swindon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 January 1955. Dovecote.
Dovecote at Fresden Farm
- WRENN ID
- secret-fireplace-pine
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Swindon
- Constituency
- Swindon North MP: Will Stone (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 January 1955
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Dovecote at Fresden Farm, Highworth
- OS grid reference
- SU 227 921
- Coordinates
- 51.62781, -1.67222
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The dovecote at Fresden Farm dates from the late 17th century and has a two-storey square plan. It is constructed of rubble with a stone tile roof featuring raised and moulded coping and moulded footstones. A lantern and clock were added in the 1930s. Access to the first floor is via steps on the north side, and the pigeon holes inside have been blocked. There is a stable located below.
Local climate
Dovecote at Fresden Farm receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 61% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 59% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 1998
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