Headstone Approximately 2 Metres South of South East Corner 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.
Headstone Approximately 2 Metres South of South East Corner of Chancel of Church of St Lawrence
- WRENN ID
- steep-rotunda-thistle
- 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
- 52.07436, -1.21875
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This headstone, dating from the late 17th century, is made of limestone and is located approximately 2 meters south of the southeast corner of the chancel of the Church of St. Lawrence in Marston St. Lawrence. It features an inscription plaque set within a moulded frame, which is adorned with decorative swags of flowers, drapery, and a head. The headstone commemorates John Tayler, although the lower part of the inscription is buried.
Local climate
Headstone Approximately 2 Metres South of South East Corner 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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