Dovecote Approximately 30 Metres South West of Number 37 (Franey House) is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 October 1988. Dovecote.
Dovecote Approximately 30 Metres South West of Number 37 (Franey House)
- WRENN ID
- pale-mantel-hemlock
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire MP: Lee Barron (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 October 1988
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- TL 034 943
- Coordinates
- 52.53749, -0.47645
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This dovecote, located approximately 30 meters southwest of number 37 (Franey House) in Woodnewton, dates back to 1769. It is constructed from squared coursed and part banded limestone and ironstone, topped with a corrugated iron sheet roof. The building has a rectangular plan and features a central plank door beneath a wooden lintel. On the east gable, there is a square opening with a stone lintel that also displays the datestone. Although the interior was not inspected, it is noted to contain about 250 nesting boxes.
Local climate
Dovecote Approximately 30 Metres South West of Number 37 (Franey House) sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 86% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2004
- No related consent applications matched
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