Row of 3 Headstones Approximately 4 Metres South East of South East Angle of South Aisle of Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the Melton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 March 1991. Headstones.
Row of 3 Headstones Approximately 4 Metres South East of South East Angle of South Aisle of Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- still-tin-cobweb
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Melton
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston MP: Edward Argar (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 March 1991
- Type
- Headstones
- OS grid reference
- SK 770 200
- Coordinates
- 52.77291, -0.85932
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a row of three headstones located approximately 4 metres southeast of the southeast angle of the south aisle of the Church of St Mary the Virgin. They date from the late 17th century and are made of limestone. The central headstone is taller than the ones on either side and is dated 1682. The headstone to the right has a gabled top and is dated 1676. All three headstones have worn inscriptions.
Local climate
Row of 3 Headstones Approximately 4 Metres South East of South East Angle of South Aisle of Church of St Mary the Virgin 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 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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