Gravestone of Elizabeth Reynor in Churchyard of St James's Church is a Grade II listed building in the South Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 March 2011. Gravestone.
Gravestone of Elizabeth Reynor in Churchyard of St James's Church
- WRENN ID
- gilded-jamb-moss
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Kesteven
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 March 2011
- Type
- Gravestone
- Address
- Gravestone of Elizabeth Reynor in Churchyard of St James's Church, Castle Bytham
- OS grid reference
- SK 988 183
- Coordinates
- 52.75364, -0.53684
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The gravestone of Elizabeth Reynor is a small, rectangular, upright stone made of moulded limestone ashlar, erected in 1678. It features a recessed shield with engraved lettering and a central stylised flower motif flanked by scrolls. The inscription reads: "Here Lieth the Body of ELIZABETH REANOR Who Departed [...] Life AVG: Ye 16 1678". This gravestone is situated approximately 4.5 metres south of the chancel in the churchyard of St James's Church.
St James's Church, which dates back to the late 12th century, is a Grade I listed building. The churchyard surrounds the church and contains various limestone and slate headstones from the 17th to the 20th centuries. The parish records indicate that Elizabeth Reynor, a widow, passed away on 18 August 1678, making her the individual commemorated by this gravestone.
The gravestone is designated at Grade II for several reasons: it is a pre-Georgian monument from 1678, it retains its essential form with intact decorative carving and a mostly legible inscription, and it has strong group value with the nearby Grade I listed church and two Grade II listed gravestones from the early to mid-18th century, all located in a prime burial area just south of the chancel.
Local climate
Gravestone of Elizabeth Reynor in Churchyard of St James's 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 81% 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 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 54% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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