Pair of Headstones Approximately 4 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Lawrence is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 May 1985. Headstone.
Pair of Headstones Approximately 4 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Lawrence
- WRENN ID
- lone-beam-onyx
- 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 536 420
- Coordinates
- 52.07429, -1.21887
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a pair of headstones located approximately 4 meters south of the chancel of the Church of St. Lawrence. They date from the late 17th century and early 18th century and are made of ironstone.
The headstone on the left features a square plaque framed by twisted columns, topped with a cherub's head and swags of drapery. It is dated 1694, but the inscription is weathered, and no name is visible. The headstone on the right has an oval plaque set in a deeply carved frame adorned with scrolls, draperies, and cherub's heads, and it is dated 1702.
Local climate
Pair of Headstones Approximately 4 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Lawrence 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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