Row of 6 Headstones Approximately 2 Metres North of North Door of Chancel of 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. Headstones.
Row of 6 Headstones Approximately 2 Metres North of North Door of Chancel of Church of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- long-window-barley
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Daventry MP: Stuart Andrew (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 May 1985
- Type
- Headstones
- OS grid reference
- SP 482 531
- Coordinates
- 52.17494, -1.29574
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a row of six headstones located approximately 2 meters north of the north door of the chancel of the Church of St. John the Baptist in Upper Boddington. Dating from the late 17th century and early 18th century, the headstones are made of limestone ashlar.
From left to right, the first headstone features a cherub at the top, surrounded by scrolls and swags, with a partially legible inscription in an oval panel that has a scroll at the base. The second headstone is similar to the first. The third headstone is dated 1662 and has a scrolled head with a partially legible inscription in a recessed panel, along with a footstone that bears the initials AA. The fourth headstone also has a cherub at the top, surrounded by drapery and supporting figures, with foliage at the base and a partially legible inscription. The fifth headstone, dated 1659, features a scrolled top and a partially legible inscription in a recessed panel. The early 18th-century headstones are included for their group value with those from the late 17th century.
Local climate
Row of 6 Headstones Approximately 2 Metres North of North Door of Chancel of Church of St John the Baptist receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 72% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% 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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