Group of 2 Chest Tombs Approximately 1 Metre East of Chancel of Church of Holy Cross is a Grade II listed building in the West Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1987. Tomb.
Group of 2 Chest Tombs Approximately 1 Metre East of Chancel of Church of Holy Cross
- WRENN ID
- inner-footing-russet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire MP: Sarah Bool (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 December 1987
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SP 671 542
- Coordinates
- 52.18283, -1.0195
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of two chest tombs from the 17th century, located approximately 1 meter east of the chancel of the Church of Holy Cross. They are made of ironstone and feature pilaster strips at the corners, as well as shields on the west ends.
Local climate
Group of 2 Chest Tombs Approximately 1 Metre East of Chancel of Church of Holy Cross 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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