Dovecote Approximately 26 Metres North West of Manor House is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 January 1968. Dovecote.

Dovecote Approximately 26 Metres North West of Manor House

WRENN ID
other-shingle-crag
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
18 January 1968
Type
Dovecote
OS grid reference
SP 572 683
Coordinates
52.30992, -1.16121
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This is a 17th-century dovecote located approximately 26 meters northwest of the Manor House in Ashby St. Ledgers. It is constructed of coursed ironstone and limestone rubble, with ashlar quoins and a tiled roof. The dovecote features a central doorway that has a blocked opening with a chamfered stone lintel. It has coped gable ends and two louvred timber lanterns. There is an entrance on the left side with a wooden lintel, and above it, there is a 3-light stone-mullioned window. A similar window is located on the right side. Inside, the dovecote has 20th-century roof timbers and stone nesting boxes.

Local climate

Dovecote Approximately 26 Metres North West of Manor House receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 68% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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