Dovecote is a Grade II listed building in the Cotswold local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 February 1986. Dovecote. 1 related planning application.
Dovecote
- WRENN ID
- under-moulding-autumn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Cotswold
- Constituency
- South Cotswolds MP: Dr Roz Savage (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 February 1986
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Dovecote, Driffield Village
- OS grid reference
- SU 073 994
- Coordinates
- 51.69377, -1.89533
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This small dovecote, dating from the early to mid-18th century, is located in Driffield Village. It is square in shape and constructed from coursed rubble stone. The roof is hipped and covered with stone slates, featuring a central louvred lantern. The entrance has a door with a cambered stone head. The structure is not accessible for a full external view.
Local climate
Dovecote receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 55% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 1 application
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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