Font, Approximately 2 1/2 Metres to North of Chancel of Heslington Church is a Grade II listed building in the York local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 March 1986. Church fitting.
Font, Approximately 2 1/2 Metres to North of Chancel of Heslington Church
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- York
- Constituency
- York Central MP: Rachael Maskell (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 March 1986
- Type
- Church fitting
- OS grid reference
- SE 628 505
- Coordinates
- 53.94732, -1.04424
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The font, located approximately 2.5 metres north of the chancel of Heslington Church, is likely from the mid-19th century and is made of sandstone ashlar. It is designed in the Gothic style, featuring a water-holding base that is topped by a group of four columns adorned with stiff-leaf foliage. The octagonal font above has sunk quatrefoils and foliate bands. This font is included for its group value with the church.
Local climate
Font, Approximately 2 1/2 Metres to North of Chancel of Heslington Church sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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