Cross Base and Headstone Approximately 5 Metres South of South Chapel of Church of St Luke is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1987. Grave marker.
Cross Base and Headstone Approximately 5 Metres South of South Chapel of Church of St Luke
- WRENN ID
- eternal-corner-saffron
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 December 1987
- Type
- Grave marker
- OS grid reference
- SP 662 535
- Coordinates
- 52.17579, -1.0321
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The cross base and headstone, located approximately 5 meters south of the south chapel of the Church of St. Luke, date from the medieval period and the 17th century. They are made of limestone. The cross base features a square plinth with broach stops at the angles, an octagonal moulded base, and the stump of a square cross shaft. The headstone has a shaped top and bears an inscription dedicated to Elizabeth Gey, who died in 1688.
Local climate
Cross Base and Headstone Approximately 5 Metres South of South Chapel of Church of St Luke 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 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 71% 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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