Pair of Headstones Approximately 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Michael is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1987. Headstone.
Pair of Headstones Approximately 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Michael
- WRENN ID
- far-dormer-evening
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire MP: Lee Barron (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 March 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SP 871 858
- Coordinates
- 52.46353, -0.719
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a pair of headstones located approximately 2 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St. Michael in Great Oakley. One headstone is dated 1681, while the other is a similar 17th century example. Both are made of limestone ashlar and feature scull decorations, with partially legible inscriptions.
Local climate
Pair of Headstones Approximately 2 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Michael sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 81% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% 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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