Heard Family Tombs in Churchyard of St Mary is a Grade II listed building in the Charnwood local planning authority area, England. First listed on 15 March 1984. Tombs.
Heard Family Tombs in Churchyard of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- long-storey-summer
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Charnwood
- Constituency
- Mid Leicestershire MP: Mr Peter Bedford (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 15 March 1984
- Type
- Tombs
- Address
- Heard Family Tombs in Churchyard of St Mary, Bradgate Road, Anstey
- OS grid reference
- SK 549 085
- Coordinates
- 52.67194, -1.1885
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Heard family tombs are located in the churchyard of St. Mary and consist of a double table tomb dating from 1740 and 1803, along with headstones from 1739 and 1743. Made of stone and slate, the tombs are surrounded by iron railings featuring wavy spear finials and urns at the corners. Two notable slate headstones are positioned against the plinth. These monuments are situated to the south of the south aisle of the church.
Local climate
Heard Family Tombs in Churchyard of St Mary 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 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 62% 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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