Rochester Tomb 3 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 April 1987. Tomb.

Rochester Tomb 3 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary

WRENN ID
dim-jamb-dust
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 April 1987
Type
Tomb
OS grid reference
NZ 130 812
Coordinates
55.1258, -1.79652
Source
Historic England listing

Also on this page: flood risk · radon risk · weather exposure · detailed attributes ↓

Description

The Rochester tomb, located 3 metres south of the chancel of the Church of St. Mary in Whalton, is a table tomb dating from 1730. It is made of sandstone and features a slab with a moulded edge. The inscription reads "THE BURIAL PLACE of William Rochester of Whalton." The tomb is supported by five square moulded urn legs.

Local climate

Rochester Tomb 3 Metres South of Chancel of Church of St Mary receives an average of 830 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 99% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 52% of listed buildings. Of these, 21 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.

More on this building

Sign in or create a free account to unlock:

  • No EPC on record for this property
  • No sale records on file
  • No related consent applications matched
  • Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
  • Flood risk assessment
  • Radon risk assessment
  • Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
Create free account

Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.

Similar buildings

The closest matches to this building from all 493,000 UK listed buildings, by architecture, period and materials.

See all similar buildings →

this building   1 similar   nearby listed buildings

Nearby listed buildings

  1. Church of St Mary Magdalene Grade I 13 m
  2. Whalton Church of England Aided School Grade II 50 m
  3. Garden Wall to West of the Old Rectory Grade II 82 m
  4. The Old Rectory Grade II* 89 m
  5. Outbuilding and Attached Walls to East of the Old Rectory Grade II 109 m
  6. The Seven Stars Grade II 120 m
  7. Garden Walls to East and North of the Old Rectory Grade II 154 m
  8. Garden Walls to South of Laundry Cottage Grade II 159 m
  9. The Terrace Grade II 164 m
  10. Garden Walls to South of Manor Cottage Grade II 174 m