Church of St Peter and St Paul, Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres North of North Door is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1987. Chest tomb.
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres North of North Door
- WRENN ID
- forbidden-lantern-rowan
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 24 February 1987
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 574 549
- Coordinates
- 52.18945, -1.16143
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The chest tomb located approximately 4 meters north of the north door of the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul is a Grade II listed structure from the mid-18th century. It is made of dressed ironstone and limestone, featuring a stepped plinth and limestone balustered corners. The long side of the tomb has inscriptions that commemorate various members of the Shepherd family, dating from 1763 to 1800.
Local climate
Church of St Peter and St Paul, Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres North of North Door 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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