Group of 3 Tombs 3 Metres East of Chancel of St John the Baptist is a Grade II listed building in the Melton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 March 1991. Tomb.
Group of 3 Tombs 3 Metres East of Chancel of St John the Baptist
- WRENN ID
- peeling-chamber-gold
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Melton
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston MP: Edward Argar (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 March 1991
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SK 835 295
- Coordinates
- 52.8566, -0.76052
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a group of three table tombs located 3 meters east of the chancel of the Church of St John the Baptist, dating from the mid-18th century. They are made of limestone and are rectangular in shape, featuring fielded inscription panels. One of the tombs has corner balusters, while all three have moulded coving below the top slab. The tomb furthest to the east is dated 1766.
Local climate
Group of 3 Tombs 3 Metres East of Chancel of St John the Baptist sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 84% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 67% 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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