2 Chest Tombs Approximately 15 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 June 1987. Tomb.
2 Chest Tombs Approximately 15 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary Magdalene
- WRENN ID
- scarred-niche-snow
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 June 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 590 431
- Coordinates
- 52.08401, -1.13959
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
There are two chest tombs located approximately 15 meters southeast of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary Magdalene. These tombs date from the 18th century and are made of limestone. The northern tomb features balustered corners, while the southern tomb has pilastered corners and cartouches at either end.
Local climate
2 Chest Tombs Approximately 15 Metres South East of Chancel of Church of St Mary Magdalene 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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