Dovecote Approximately 10 Metres West of the Rectory is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 May 1967. Dovecote. 1 related planning application.
Dovecote Approximately 10 Metres West of the Rectory
- WRENN ID
- ghost-ember-evening
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire MP: Lee Barron (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 May 1967
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Dovecote Approximately 10 Metres West of the Rectory, PE8 6YL
- OS grid reference
- TL 007 970
- Coordinates
- 52.56166, -0.51582
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Dovecote, dating from the 18th century, situated approximately 10 metres west of the Rectory within Kingscliffe Hall Yard. The dovecote is constructed of squared coursed limestone with a Collyweston slate roof. It has a small square plan and features a plank door set under a wooden lintel, with a blocked window opening positioned above the door. The roof is hipped, with a wooden glover. The interior has not been inspected, but is noted to contain nesting boxes. The building is of group value, contributing to the significance of the Rectory.
Local climate
Dovecote Approximately 10 Metres West of the Rectory sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 59% 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2013
- 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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