Willington Dovecote

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Willington Dovecote

Image: © PAUL FARMER Taken: 25 Apr 2010

This Tudor dovecote was built by Sir John Gostwick in the 16th century. The dovecote contains 1500 nesting boxes for pigeons. The cote is thought to have been built with stone from Newnham Priory.

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Image Location

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Latitude
52.137138
Longitude
-0.38468