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Alvecote Priory is a Benedictine priory founded in the twelfth century in Warwickshire, situated on the banks of the River Anker near Polesworth. The surviving structures include the substantial remains of the priory church, notable for its late Norman and Early English architectural features, along with a well-preserved thirteenth-century dovecote which stands as one of the finest examples of medieval dovecote architecture in England. The priory was dissolved during the Reformation in the sixteenth century, after which the site passed into private ownership and parts of the buildings were adapted for domestic use. The dovecote, with its distinctive stone construction and carefully designed nesting holes, represents the practical arrangements necessary for maintaining the priory's food stores and demonstrates the economic importance of poultry and pigeon husbandry to the monastic community.
Alvecote priory and dovecote is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1020623. View the official record →
Alvecote Priory is a Benedictine priory founded in the twelfth century in Warwickshire, situated on the banks of the River Anker near Polesworth. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1020623.
Alvecote priory and dovecote is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1020623.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Polesworth Bridge (2.2 km), Remains of Polesworth Abbey (2.3 km), Saxon defences (4.1 km).
This page is just one thread. A full Aubrey report pulls together 15 strands of Alvecote priory and dovecote's history, each drawn from the record and mapped to the exact spot:
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Alvecote priory and dovecote stands on Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation And South Wales Middle Coal Measures Formation (Undifferentiated), bedrock that formed in the Moscovian. The rock here is mudstone, siltstone, sandstone, coal, ironstone and ferricrete.