Syson Tomb at Churchyard of St Peter is a Grade II listed building in the Rutland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 29 June 1984. Tomb.

Syson Tomb at Churchyard of St Peter

WRENN ID
weathered-chalk-scarlet
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Rutland
Constituency
Rutland and Stamford MP: Alicia Kearns (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
29 June 1984
Type
Tomb
Address
Syson Tomb at Churchyard of St Peter, Church Street, Empingham
OS grid reference
SK 950 084
Coordinates
52.6657, -0.5956
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Syson tomb, located in the churchyard of St. Peter, is a table tomb dated 1869. It is constructed from stone and features a plinth with polygonal piers at the corners and along the longer sides. The top of the tomb is battlemented at these points. There are inscription panels with quatrefoils in the spandrels of the blank arches, commemorating Thomas Syson, who died in 1869, along with other family members. The tomb is situated close to the north wall of the church's chancel, positioned between the north transept and the north vestry.

Local climate

Syson Tomb at Churchyard of St Peter 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 79% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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