Row of 3 Headstones Approximately 1 Metre East of South Porch at Church of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 May 1985. Headstone.

Row of 3 Headstones Approximately 1 Metre East of South Porch at Church of St John the Baptist

WRENN ID
sheer-hall-barley
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
West Northamptonshire
Constituency
South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 May 1985
Type
Headstone
OS grid reference
SP 532 449
Coordinates
52.10031, -1.22439
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

A row of three headstones, dating from the late 17th century to early 18th century, is located approximately 1 metre east of the south porch at the Church of St. John the Baptist. These headstones are made of ironstone and each features an oval inscription plaque that is framed by deeply carved scrolls and cherubs' heads. The inscriptions are weathered and fragmentary, with no visible dates.

Local climate

Row of 3 Headstones Approximately 1 Metre East of South Porch at Church of St John the Baptist 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 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 74% 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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