Norris and Rudkin Tombs 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.
Norris and Rudkin Tombs at Churchyard of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- pitched-mullion-river
- 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
- Norris and Rudkin Tombs at Churchyard of St John the Baptist, Church Street, North Luffenham
- OS grid reference
- SK 934 032
- Coordinates
- 52.61883, -0.62106
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Norris and Rudkin tombs are a group of two table tombs located in the churchyard of St. John the Baptist in North Luffenham. These tombs date from 1767 and 1757 and are made of stone. Each tomb features moulded inscription panels, one commemorating a Norris who died in 1767 and the other a Rudkin who died in 1757. They stand to the south of the chancel of the church, near the Fancourt tomb.
Local climate
Norris and Rudkin Tombs 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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- 1 Norris Tomb Approximately 7 Metres to North of Vestry of Church of St Mary
- 2 2 Tombs by Side of Church of St. John the Baptist
- 3 Fancourt Tomb at Churchyard of St John the Baptist
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- 5 Norris Monument in the Churchyard Approximately 5m South East of Porch to Church of the Holy Cross
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