Fancourt Tomb at Churchyard of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Rutland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 June 1984. Tomb.

Fancourt Tomb at Churchyard of St John the Baptist

WRENN ID
grim-mortar-primrose
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rutland
Constituency
Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 June 1984
Type
Tomb
Address
Fancourt Tomb at Churchyard of St John the Baptist, Church Street, North Luffenham
OS grid reference
SK 934 032
Coordinates
52.61885, -0.62093
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Fancourt tomb is a table tomb located in the churchyard of St. John the Baptist, dated 1818. It is made of stone and features fluted corners. The tomb has an inscription dedicated to William Fancourt, who died in 1818. It is situated to the south of the chancel of the church, near the Norris and Rudkin tombs.

Local climate

Fancourt Tomb at Churchyard of St John the Baptist sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 81% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 55% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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