Headstone Approximately 1 Metre South of Chancel of St James is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 June 1987. Headstone.
Headstone Approximately 1 Metre South of Chancel of St James
- WRENN ID
- salt-joist-smoke
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 June 1987
- Type
- Headstone
- OS grid reference
- SP 631 419
- Coordinates
- 52.07245, -1.08076
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This headstone, dating from the late 17th century, is located approximately 1 meter south of the chancel of the Church of St. James in Syresham. Made of ironstone, it features a shaped top with an inscription framed by scrolls dedicated to Margery Wilkins, with the date partially obscured, noted as 169?.
Local climate
Headstone Approximately 1 Metre South of Chancel of St James 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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