Dovecote at Manor House is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 May 1968. Dovecote. 2 related planning applications.
Dovecote at Manor House
- WRENN ID
- ruined-joist-dew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 May 1968
- Type
- Dovecote
- Address
- Dovecote at Manor House, North Street, Rothersthorpe
- OS grid reference
- SP 714 568
- Coordinates
- 52.20522, -0.95656
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The dovecote at Manor House is a structure likely dating from the 17th century, with restoration occurring in the 19th century. It is built from coursed squared ironstone and has a circular plan. The roof is made of lead and features a central octagonal timber glover topped with a ball finial. The eaves are deep and bracketed, and there is a plank door with a wooden lintel. The dovecote has the capacity for over 900 roostings.
Local climate
Dovecote at Manor House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- 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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