Unknown Grave Cover in the Churchyard Immediately to East of Chancel of Church of St Swithin is a Grade II listed building in the Breckland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 August 1984. Grave cover.
Unknown Grave Cover in the Churchyard Immediately to East of Chancel of Church of St Swithin
- WRENN ID
- rusted-bastion-equinox
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Breckland
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk MP: George Freeman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 29 August 1984
- Type
- Grave cover
- Address
- Unknown Grave Cover in the Churchyard Immediately to East of Chancel of Church of St Swithin, Church Road, Bintree
- OS grid reference
- TG 017 234
- Coordinates
- 52.77094, 0.98907
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The unknown grave cover, located in the churchyard immediately to the east of the chancel of the Church of St Swithin, is believed to belong to Richard de Langbrigg, a parish priest who died in 1270. This grave cover dates from the late 13th century or 14th century and is made of carved limestone. It has a tapered shape with a raised quatrefoil cross head and shaft. It was formerly situated inside the chancel.
Local climate
Unknown Grave Cover in the Churchyard Immediately to East of Chancel of Church of St Swithin receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 65% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 55% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 16 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 84% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 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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