Church of St John the Baptist,Chest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres South of Nave is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1988. A C17 Church.
Church of St John the Baptist,Chest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres South of Nave
- WRENN ID
- moated-finial-rain
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire MP: Lee Barron (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 January 1988
- Type
- Church
- OS grid reference
- TL 021 831
- Coordinates
- 52.43654, -0.49899
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The chest tomb located approximately 8 meters south of the nave of the Church of St. John the Baptist in Thorpe Achurch dates from the 17th century. It is constructed of limestone ashlar and features a chamfered slab. There is a partially legible inscription dedicated to Mable Woodruf.
Local climate
Church of St John the Baptist,Chest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres South of Nave 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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