Row of 4 Headstones Against Churchyard Wall, Approximately 18 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Nicholas is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Headstones.
Row of 4 Headstones Against Churchyard Wall, Approximately 18 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Nicholas
- WRENN ID
- tired-cobalt-jay
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1985
- Type
- Headstones
- OS grid reference
- SP 541 499
- Coordinates
- 52.14523, -1.21022
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a row of four headstones from the late 17th century, located against the churchyard wall approximately 18 meters southeast of the chancel of the Church of St. Nicholas. They are made of ironstone. The two headstones on the left feature square inscription plaques set in moulded frames with scroll tops. The second headstone from the right has a plaque framed by draperies and topped with an open book. The headstone on the right has a plaque framed by scrolls and cherubs, topped with a winged cherub's head and draperies. The inscriptions are fragmentary, and no dates are visible.
Local climate
Row of 4 Headstones Against Churchyard Wall, Approximately 18 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Nicholas sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% of listed buildings. Of these, 18 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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