2 Gravestones in Churchyard 4 and 9 Paces from Porch on South Side of Church of St. Thomas A Becket is a Grade II listed building in the South Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 December 1986. A C16 Grave, monument.
2 Gravestones in Churchyard 4 and 9 Paces from Porch on South Side of Church of St. Thomas A Becket
- WRENN ID
- solitary-pillar-oak
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Kesteven
- Constituency
- Grantham and Bourne MP: Gareth Davies (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 December 1986
- Type
- Grave, monument
- Address
- 2 Gravestones in Churchyard 4 and 9 Paces from Porch on South Side of Church of St. Thomas A Becket, Bitchfield and Bassingthorpe
- OS grid reference
- SK 965 285
- Coordinates
- 52.84562, -0.56714
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two gravestones located in the churchyard, positioned 4 and 9 paces from the porch on the south side of the Church of St. Thomas a Becket. These grave slabs date from the 16th century and are made of limestone ashlar. Each slab tapers towards the top and features coped tops, with the thicker ends supported by rectangular vertical panels. The southern gravestone is adorned with a carved cartouche and cabled fluting at the end, while the panel beneath it has Doric columns on either side. The other gravestone has a scrolled end and a quatrefoil design.
Local climate
2 Gravestones in Churchyard 4 and 9 Paces from Porch on South Side of Church of St. Thomas A Becket 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 79% 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 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 64% 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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