Headstone Approximately 5 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 April 1987. Monument.
Headstone Approximately 5 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- half-pewter-starling
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam MP: Sir Jeremy Wright (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 8 April 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SP 411 501
- Coordinates
- 52.14854, -1.4
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This headstone, dating from 1681, is located approximately 5 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St. John the Baptist. It is made of carved ironstone and features a top with a winged head and festoon framing surrounding a sunk panel with a moulded architrave. The inscription commemorates Richard Glover and Ann Glover, who passed away in 1685.
Local climate
Headstone Approximately 5 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 64% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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