Church of St Mary; Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres North of North Porch is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 May 1985. Chest tomb.
Church of St Mary; Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres North of North Porch
- WRENN ID
- upper-moulding-saffron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 May 1985
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 518 415
- Coordinates
- 52.06983, -1.24437
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The chest tomb, located approximately 4 meters north of the north porch of the Church of St. Mary, dates from the 17th century and is made of limestone. It features panelled sides with moulded frames that contain blank shields on the south and north sides, and a roundel on the east side. The inscription on the west side is weathered and mostly illegible, reading "to William . ..." with no visible date. The stone is cracked on the east side and is in poor condition.
Local climate
Church of St Mary; Chest Tomb Approximately 4 Metres North of North Porch 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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