Church of St John the Baptist,Chest Tomb and Coffin Slab Approximately 1 Metre South of Chancel is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1988. Church.
Church of St John the Baptist,Chest Tomb and Coffin Slab Approximately 1 Metre South of Chancel
- WRENN ID
- spare-cellar-dawn
- 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
- 52.43661, -0.49878
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St John the Baptist features a chest tomb and a coffin slab located approximately 1 meter south of the chancel. Dating from the 16th to 17th century, the chest tomb is made of limestone ashlar and has a chamfered slab with a raised cross and a chamfered plinth. The plain ashlar coffin slab is positioned alongside the chest tomb.
Local climate
Church of St John the Baptist,Chest Tomb and Coffin Slab Approximately 1 Metre South of Chancel 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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