Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South of Tower 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. Chest tomb.

Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South of Tower of Church of St James

WRENN ID
broken-cornice-bramble
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
Chest tomb
OS grid reference
SP 997 786
Coordinates
52.39715, -0.53613
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

This chest tomb, located approximately 5 meters south of the tower of the Church of St. James, is likely from the 16th century. It is constructed from limestone ashlar and features panelled sides adorned with cusping and shields.

Local climate

Chest Tomb Approximately 5 Metres South of Tower 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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