2 Chest Tombs Approximately 6 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St James is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 June 1987. Chest tombs.
2 Chest Tombs Approximately 6 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St James
- WRENN ID
- grim-paling-elder
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 June 1987
- Type
- Chest tombs
- OS grid reference
- SP 631 419
- Coordinates
- 52.07252, -1.08063
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two chest tombs located approximately 6 meters southeast of the chancel of the Church of St. James. These tombs date from the early 19th century and are made of ironstone. They feature panelled sides and balustered corners. Both tombs commemorate members of the Baldwin family. The northern tomb honors William Baldwin, who died in 1800, and his wife Ann, who died in 1801. The southern tomb is dedicated to Mary Baldwin, who died in 1819, and John Baldwin, who died in 1821.
Local climate
2 Chest Tombs Approximately 6 Metres South East of Chancel of Church 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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