Chest Tomb of John Parkhurst in Churchyard of Old Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1987. Tomb.
Chest Tomb of John Parkhurst in Churchyard of Old Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- final-rampart-cedar
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- Address
- Chest Tomb of John Parkhurst in Churchyard of Old Church of St Mary, Catesby
- OS grid reference
- SP 526 594
- Coordinates
- 52.2306, -1.23061
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The chest tomb of John Parkhurst is located in the churchyard of the old Church of St. Mary and dates from the late 18th century. It is made of limestone and features a stepped plinth. The tomb has a bombe chest with inscriptions that supports a triangular obelisk, which has concave sides and is set on a circular base adorned with low relief foliage panels. The obelisk is topped by a flame finial, which was formerly on a gilded ball. This tomb commemorates John Parkhurst, a lexicographer who died in 1765.
Local climate
Chest Tomb of John Parkhurst in Churchyard of Old Church of St Mary receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 75% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 69% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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