Historic houses · West Midlands
Kinwarton Dovecote
Kinwarton Dovecote — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Philip Halling — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Kinwarton Dovecote is a Grade I-listed building in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Kinwarton Dovecote is circular 14th-century dovecote situated on the edge of the village of Kinwarton, near Alcester, Warwickshire, England. The dovecote is in the ownership of the National Trust and is a scheduled monument. The building still houses doves to this day and is noted for its "potence" (a pivoted ladder) which provides access to the nesting boxes.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.2242, -1.8463
- County
- Warwickshire
- District
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Parish
- Kinwarton
- Postcode
- B49 6HB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Established
- 1350
Sources
- wikidata: Q6414446 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kinwarton Dovecote (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kinwarton Dovecote?
- Kinwarton Dovecote is in Warwickshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode B49 6HB), in the parish of Kinwarton.
- Who owns Kinwarton Dovecote?
- Kinwarton Dovecote is owned by | designation1 = Grade I.
- Is Kinwarton Dovecote a listed building?
- Kinwarton Dovecote is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- How do I get to Kinwarton Dovecote?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode B49 6HB. It sits within the Stratford-on-Avon parliamentary constituency.