Pair of Headstones Approximately 26 Metres South South West of Tower of Church of St Lawrence is a Grade II listed building in the Stratford-on-Avon local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 April 1986. Headstone.
Pair of Headstones Approximately 26 Metres South South West of Tower of Church of St Lawrence
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-courtyard-jay
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Stratford-on-Avon
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam MP: Sir Jeremy Wright (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 April 1986
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SP 462 612
- Coordinates
- 52.24757, -1.32329
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a pair of headstones dating from 1661, located approximately 26 meters south-southwest of the tower of the Church of St. Lawrence in Napton on the Hill. They are made of carved ironstone and feature an identical design, with a shaped scrolled top that includes a central rosette and fleurs-de-lys. The right headstone is damaged and bears an inscription dedicated to John Medam. Both headstones commemorate the Medam family.
Local climate
Pair of Headstones Approximately 26 Metres South South West of Tower of Church of St Lawrence 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 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% 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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