Chest Tomb Approximately 16 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1987. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 16 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- silent-cornice-kestrel
- 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
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 898 887
- Coordinates
- 52.48956, -0.67795
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, dating from the late 18th century, is located approximately 16 meters east of the chancel of the Church of St. John the Baptist. It is constructed from limestone ashlar and features bolection moulded pilasters at the corners. The tomb is topped with a hipped chamfered slab, and there is a partially legible inscription on it.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 16 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St John the Baptist 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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