Gravestone, 4 Paces South of South Porch of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the South Kesteven local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 1987. Gravestone. 4 related planning applications.
Gravestone, 4 Paces South of South Porch of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- over-plinth-khaki
- 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, 4 Paces South of South Porch of Church of St James, Church Street, Skillington, NG33 5HQ
- OS grid reference
- SK 895 258
- Coordinates
- 52.82311, -0.67259
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This gravestone, located four paces south of the south porch of the Church of St. James, dates from 1769 and commemorates Rob Sewton, who died that year at the age of 76. The gravestone features an oval-shaped inscription panel, flanked by scrolls and topped with a winged angel, all set against a plain ashlar background with a curved top.
Local climate
Gravestone, 4 Paces South of South Porch of Church of St James 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 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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