Row of 11 Headstones Approximately 5 Metres North of North West Corner 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.
Row of 11 Headstones Approximately 5 Metres North of North West Corner of Tower of Church of St Lawrence
- WRENN ID
- grim-bonework-solstice
- 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
- 52.24781, -1.32342
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a row of 11 headstones located approximately 5 meters north of the northwest corner of the tower of the Church of St. Lawrence in Napton on the Hill. The headstones date from the mid and late 17th century, early 18th century, and 19th century, and are made of carved ironstone. The first headstone is from the mid 17th century and features a shaped scrolled top with a sunk panel. The third headstone is also from the mid 17th century, with a shaped top and a moulded panel. The fourth headstone, dating to the late 17th century, has a shaped scrolled top and a sunk panel, although it is damaged. The sixth headstone is dated 1658 and has a shaped top with a sunk panel, inscribed to Ann Wright. The seventh headstone is from the late 17th century, featuring a shaped top with fleurs-de-lys and a sunk panel. The remaining headstones do not possess special architectural interest.
Local climate
Row of 11 Headstones Approximately 5 Metres North of North West Corner 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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