Beehouse in Kitchen Garden to South West of Main Entrance is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. Beehouse.

Beehouse in Kitchen Garden to South West of Main Entrance

WRENN ID
cold-pediment-shade
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
Country
England
Type
Beehouse
Address
Beehouse in Kitchen Garden to South West of Main Entrance, Castle Ashby Park
OS grid reference
SP 863 588
Coordinates
52.22148, -0.7376
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This beehouse, located in the kitchen garden to the southwest of the main entrance at Castle Ashby, is likely from the 18th century. It is constructed of limestone ashlar and features two tiers of six round-headed alcoves designed for bee-skeps, each with keyblocks. The structure has a plinth, pilastered corners, and narrow pilaster strips between the bays, along with a plain frieze and a moulded cornice. It is one of a pair situated symmetrically on either side of the path leading from the main entrance. The gardens and parks of Castle Ashby are recognized in the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission Register of Parks and Gardens for Northamptonshire at Grade I.

Local climate

Beehouse in Kitchen Garden to South West of Main Entrance sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 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 87% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% 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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