Row of 3 Headstones Approximately 10 Metres South West of West Corner of South Aisle of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 July 1985. Headstone.
Row of 3 Headstones Approximately 10 Metres South West of West Corner of South Aisle of Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- watchful-stair-swift
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 July 1985
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SP 601 469
- Coordinates
- 52.11775, -1.12306
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a row of three headstones, likely dating from the late 17th century, located approximately 10 metres southwest of the west corner of the south aisle of the Church of St. Mary. The headstones are made of ironstone. The leftmost headstone features an arched inscription plaque framed by fluted pilasters and topped with a winged cherub's head, dated 1665, although the name is not visible and the left side is badly weathered. The central headstone has a plaque with an eared architrave, also topped with scrolls and draperies, and is dated 168-, with no name visible. The rightmost headstone includes a plaque with an eared architrave and similar scrolls and draperies, with a fragmentary inscription referring to Ruth Lamp.
Local climate
Row of 3 Headstones Approximately 10 Metres South West of West Corner of South Aisle of Church of St Mary 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 80% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% 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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