Gravestone, 5 Paces South of Tower in Churchyard of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the South Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 1987. Gravestone.

Gravestone, 5 Paces South of Tower in Churchyard of Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
winding-vestry-hawthorn
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
South Kesteven
Constituency
Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
9 January 1987
Type
Gravestone
Address
Gravestone, 5 Paces South of Tower in Churchyard of Church of St Mary, Church Lane, North Witham
OS grid reference
SK 927 218
Coordinates
52.78644, -0.62557
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This gravestone, located five paces south of the tower in the churchyard of the Church of St. Mary, dates from the early 18th century. It commemorates Anne, the wife of Richard Mason. The gravestone is made of ashlar and features a moulded surround with a scrolled pediment that contains a cherub's head. The inscription reads, "Here lies the Body of Anne, wife of Richard Mason, who departed this life the 15th Day of December in the 35 year of her age."

Local climate

Gravestone, 5 Paces South of Tower in Churchyard of Church of St Mary 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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