Dovecote Approximately 20 Metres North West of Manor House and Dovecote House is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 January 1988. Dovecote.
Dovecote Approximately 20 Metres North West of Manor House and Dovecote House
- WRENN ID
- dusted-shingle-heath
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire MP: Lee Barron (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 January 1988
- Type
- Dovecote
- OS grid reference
- TL 047 905
- Coordinates
- 52.50315, -0.45819
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This dovecote, located approximately 20 meters northwest of Manor House and Dovecote House, is likely from the 18th century. It is constructed from squared coursed limestone and features a Collyweston slate roof. The building has a rectangular plan and is a single storey. There is a casement opening positioned below the eaves and a small plank door with a wooden lintel in the gable end. The roof is gabled and topped with a wooden glover at the apex. Inside, there are remains of nesting boxes.
Local climate
Dovecote Approximately 20 Metres North West of Manor House and Dovecote 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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