Row of 4 Headstones Approximately 7 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 March 1988. Headstones.
Row of 4 Headstones Approximately 7 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-truss-blackthorn
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 March 1988
- Type
- Headstones
- OS grid reference
- SP 702 491
- Coordinates
- 52.13645, -0.97523
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This listing describes a row of four headstones located approximately 7 meters east of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary. These headstones date from the 17th century to the early 18th century. The northernmost headstone is made of limestone and features volutes at the top framing a small hourglass. The next headstone, also of limestone and from the 17th century, has a rounded top and bears the initials A/RT. The third headstone is limestone as well, with volutes at the top framing a cherub's head. The southernmost headstone is made of red sandstone, is small with a triangular top, and is dated 1670, featuring the initials EW on either side of an incised heart.
Local climate
Row of 4 Headstones Approximately 7 Metres East of Chancel of Church of St Mary 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 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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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