Information for record number MWA8165:
Dovecote at Little Compton Manor House

Summary A stone dovecote, a building used for the breeding and housing of doves or pigeons during the Post Medieval period. It is still standing at Little Compton Manor House.
What Is It?  
Type: Dovecote
Period: Post-medieval (1540 AD - 1750 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Little Compton
District: Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 26 30
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
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1 NW of the Manor House is a 17th century dovecote. A rectangular 2-storeyed structure in stone with steep gables on each of the four faces and with a conical turret surmounting. There are 3 stone-mullioned 2-light windows with labels. The tiles are old. The central lantern is now cemented up. Some of the stone nesting boxes have been retained. Foster dovecote #18.
2 Photo.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Photograph
Title: Dovecotes, Great Wolford and Little Compton
Author/originator: Foster P W
Date: 1983
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Volume/Sheet: PRN 3813
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: The Warwickshire Dovecotes
Author/originator: Foster P W
Date: 1979
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Volume/Sheet:
   
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Dovecote at The Manor House, Little Compton
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 17/07/1987
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Dovecote at the Manor House, Little Compton
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 17/07/1987
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period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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monument DOVECOTE * A building, or part of a building, used to house doves and pigeons, usually placed at a height above the ground, with openings and provision inside for roosting and breeding. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument MANOR HOUSE * The principal house of a manor or village. back
monument TURRET * A small tower or bartizan, which was often placed at the angles of a castle, to increase the flanking ability, some only serving as corner buttresses. Also used to describe the small rectangular towers situated between the milecastles along Hadrians Wall. back
monument STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. back

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