Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 12 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 July 1987. Monument.
Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 12 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- crooked-obsidian-spindle
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire MP: Lee Barron (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 31 July 1987
- Type
- Monument
- OS grid reference
- SP 997 786
- Coordinates
- 52.39711, -0.53583
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of three chest tombs located approximately 12 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St. James. The tombs date from the 17th and 18th centuries and are made of limestone ashlar. The two tombs on the east side are from the 17th century; one features an inscription dedicated to Simon Holditch, who died in 1602, along with his wife and their son Thomas Holditch, who died in 1638. The chest tomb to the west is from the 18th century and has bolection moulded pilasters.
Local climate
Group of 3 Chest Tombs Approximately 12 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St James sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 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 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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