Carrington family memorial approximately 30 yards south of south chapel of Church of St Giles is a Grade II listed building in the East Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 May 1985. Chest tomb.
Carrington family memorial approximately 30 yards south of south chapel of Church of St Giles
- WRENN ID
- dim-ashlar-rush
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- East Staffordshire
- Constituency
- Burton and Uttoxeter MP: Jacob Collier (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 May 1985
- Type
- Chest tomb
- OS grid reference
- SK 064 398
- Coordinates
- 52.9559, -1.90474
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Carrington family memorial is a chest tomb located approximately 30 yards south of the south chapel of the Church of St Giles. It dates from the mid-19th century and is constructed of ashlar stone. The tomb has an oblong plan with two panels on each side and one panel at each end, all featuring quadrant corners. It includes textured corner pilasters topped with moulded capping. The memorial commemorates several family members: William Carrington, who died in 1833; Mary Carrington, who died in 1837; William Carrington, who died in 1840; Elizabeth Carrington, who died in 1852; John Carrington, who died in 1873; and Martha Carrington, who died in 1841.
Local climate
Carrington family memorial approximately 30 yards south of south chapel of Church of St Giles receives an average of 880 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 64% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 54% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 23 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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