Group of 4 Tombstones Near North Aisle of Church of the Holy Cross, to Henry Bigg 1687; Wignall Bigg 1679; Eb 1676; John Bigg 1664 is a Grade II listed building in the Uttlesford local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 August 1984. Tombstones.
Group of 4 Tombstones Near North Aisle of Church of the Holy Cross, to Henry Bigg 1687; Wignall Bigg 1679; Eb 1676; John Bigg 1664
- WRENN ID
- ancient-newel-river
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Uttlesford
- Constituency
- Braintree MP: Sir James Cleverly (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 August 1984
- Type
- Tombstones
- Address
- Group of 4 Tombstones Near North Aisle of Church of the Holy Cross, to Henry Bigg 1687; Wignall Bigg 1679; Eb 1676; John Bigg 1664, Bury Chase, Felsted
- OS grid reference
- TL 676 204
- Coordinates
- 51.85701, 0.43304
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of four tombstones located near the north aisle of the Church of the Holy Cross. They date from the 17th century and are the oldest known tombstones in the churchyard. Each tombstone features heavily carved headstones with large skull and crossbones, along with footstones. The inscriptions commemorate Henry Bigg, who died in 1687; Wignall Bigg, who died in 1679; E.B., who died in 1676; and John Bigg, who died in 1664.
Local climate
Group of 4 Tombstones Near North Aisle of Church of the Holy Cross, to Henry Bigg 1687; Wignall Bigg 1679; Eb 1676; John Bigg 1664 sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 88% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 53% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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