117 Memorials South of Line East from South East Corner of Chancel and East of Path to South Porch at Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1987. Memorials.
117 Memorials South of Line East from South East Corner of Chancel and East of Path to South Porch at Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- hollow-sill-pigeon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1987
- Type
- Memorials
- Address
- 117 Memorials South of Line East from South East Corner of Chancel and East of Path to South Porch at Church of St Mary the Virgin, Woodford Cum Membris
- OS grid reference
- SP 543 528
- Coordinates
- 52.17135, -1.20714
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The memorials located south of the line east from the southeast corner of the chancel and east of the path to the south porch at the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Woodford cum Membris consist of chest tombs and headstones dating from the late 17th century to the 19th century.
There are three chest tombs approximately 1 meter south of the chancel, with dates of 1762, 1806, and a late 18th-century tomb featuring baluster corners. A row of five headstones can be found about 3 meters east of the southeast corner of the chancel, dating from the late 17th to early 18th century. Four of these headstones have cherub heads in broken pediments, while one features a kneeling figure, swags, and winged skulls.
Another headstone, located approximately 5 meters southeast of the southeast corner, is dated 1718 and includes an hourglass. There are three chest tombs about 4 meters north of the south wall, all with baluster corners, dated 1817, 1826, and late 18th century. A chest tomb approximately 5 meters south of the southeast corner of the south aisle is dated 1721 and also features baluster corners and cartouches at the ends.
Additionally, there are four headstones about 6 meters south of the south aisle, dating from the late 17th to early 18th century, with two displaying swags and two with broken pediments. Two more headstones located about 3 meters south of the south aisle include one dated 1695 with a winged hourglass and another dated 1708 with a cherub's head in a broken pediment. The other memorials from the late 18th and 19th centuries are not of special architectural interest.
Local climate
117 Memorials South of Line East from South East Corner of Chancel and East of Path to South Porch at Church of St Mary the Virgin 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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