Pair of Headstones Approximately 3 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 13 May 1986. Headstone.
Pair of Headstones Approximately 3 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St Mary Magdalene
- WRENN ID
- stark-bronze-lake
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 13 May 1986
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SP 828 635
- Coordinates
- 52.26398, -0.78725
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a pair of headstones located approximately 3 meters north of the north aisle of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene. They date from the early 18th century and are made of lias ashlar. The headstones feature scroll heads with oval inscription panels and some scroll decoration. One inscription is partially legible, commemorating Thomas Franklin, who died in 1702, and Eleanor Franklin, who died in 1714. They were the uncle and aunt of Benjamin Franklin. These headstones are included for their group value.
Local climate
Pair of Headstones Approximately 3 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St Mary Magdalene 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 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 61% 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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