Chest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres West of Church of St Margaret is a Grade II listed building in the Herefordshire, County of local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 July 1985. Tomb.
Chest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres West of Church of St Margaret
- WRENN ID
- knotted-banister-violet
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Herefordshire, County of
- Constituency
- Hereford and South Herefordshire MP: Jesse Norman (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 July 1985
- Type
- Tomb
- OS grid reference
- SO 592 176
- Coordinates
- 51.85621, -2.59368
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This chest tomb, located approximately 8 meters west of the Church of St Margaret, dates from the mid- to late 18th century. It is constructed of ashlar stone and features a moulded plinth and capping, with plain panelled sides. The inscription on the tomb is largely illegible. This monument serves as a reminder of the earlier church that once stood on this site.
Local climate
Chest Tomb Approximately 8 Metres West of Church of St Margaret receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 59% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 53% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 42 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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